"This is part of the fundamental character of Buddhism that I find problematic - that it is not interested in anything. Hence the 'Fascination' in the title of the essay, the fascination of art and creativity, stands in opposition to what is called 'Liberation'."

-- Quentin S. Crisp

#Art Quotes #Creativity Quotes #Character Quotes

“If months were marked by colors, November in New England would be colored gray.”
“Wearing makeup is an apology for our actual faces.”
“Yes, Warren has done very well.”
“To make love is to become like this infant again. We grope with our mouths toward the body of another being, whom we trust, who takes us in her arms. We rock together with this loved one. We move beyond speech. Our bodies move past all the controls we have learned. We cry out in ecstasy, in feeling. We are back in a natural world before culture tried to erase our experience of nature. In this world, to touch another is to express love; there is no idea apart from feeling, and no feeling which does not ring through our bodies and our souls at once.”
“The pictures do not ask you to help these people, but something much more difficult; to be briefly, intensely aware of their existence, an existence as real and significant as your own.”

Source : Danny Lyon (2009). “Memories of myself: essays”, Phaidon Press
“Baking may be regarded as a science, but it's the chemistry between the ingredients and the cook that gives desserts life. Baking is done out of love, to share with family and friends, to see them smile.”
“Lasting companies know how to reinvent themselves,”
“Growth springs from better recipes, not just from more cooking.”

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