"But as I see it, the most corrupt art is the sentimental the art of orange blossoms which make pale women swoon."

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Source : 1883 Letter to his son Lucien.

Camille Pissarro

#Art Quotes #Orange Quotes #Sentimental Quotes

“Entrance into the Old Ways begins with the pricking of a finger with a rose thorn, which produces a drop of blood. This opens the way into the Thorned Path, a system, which uses five rose thorns to symbolize the five arts of Witchcraft that one should master. These arts are Herbalist, Fortune-Teller, Spirit Medium, Mystic, and Magician. We call mastering these aspects 'the gathered thorns' --thus the Thorned Path.”
“You've got to believe you're going to win, and I believe we'll win the World Cup until the final whistle blows and we're knocked out.”
“The truth of the matter is that although not all Muslims are terrorists, unfortunately, in today's world, most of the terrorists - 99 per cent - are Muslim.”
“I shall reconsider human knowledge by starting from the fact that we can know more than we can tell,”

Source : Michael Polanyi, Amartya Sen (2009). “The Tacit Dimension”, p.4, University of Chicago Press
“Contradiction is the heart and soul of character and drama. You're always looking for it. I loved her so much I hit her; that's character. I loved her so much I hit her again; that's even more character.”

Source : Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
“It was not really the external influences that made me a singer. Music was within me. I was full of it.”
“Anxiety was comfortable to me because it was familiar. If none existed, unconsciously I stirred it up to destroy the unfamiliarity of calm.”
“Love Actually [is] one of the cutest Christmas movies.”

Source : Twitter post from Dec 12, 2013

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