"The trouble with Clare was, not only that she wanted to have her cake and eat it too, but that she wanted to nibble at the cakes of other folk as well."

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Source : Nella Larsen (2012). “Passing”, p.38, Courier Corporation

Nella Larsen

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“The art of today is that which really belongs to us: it is our own reflection. In condemning it we but condemn ourselves.”

Source : Okakura Kakuzo (2000). “The Book of Tea the Illustrated Classic Edition”, p.81, Tuttle Publishing
“Looking and seeing are two different things. What matters is the relationship with the subject.”
“I'm living my life and I found a woman who I love.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“What I learned growing up on the farm was a way of life that was centered on hard work, and on faith and on thrift. Those values have stuck with me my whole life.”

Source : Presidential Candidacy Announcement, delivered 13 August 2011, Charleston, South Carolina
“The human body and mind are tremendous forces that are continually amazing scientists and society. Therefore, we have no choice but to keep an open mind as to what the human being can achieve.”
“When forgiveness is necessary, don't wait too long. We must begin to forgive, because without forgiving, we choke off our own joy; we kill our own soul. People carrying hate and resentment can invest themselves so deeply in that resentment that they gradually define themselves in terms of it.”
“I think my best skill as an architect is the achievement of hand-to-eye coordination. I am able to transfer a sketch into a model into the building.”
“We should venture on the study of every kind of animal without distaste; for each and all will reveal to us something natural and something beautiful.”

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