"Kashmir has always been more than a mere place. It has the quality of an experience, or a state of mind, or perhaps an ideal."

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Source : Jan Morris (2011). “A Writer's World”, p.279, Faber & Faber

Jan Morris

#Mind Quotes #Quality Quotes #Kashmir Quotes

“Etc. is a perfect word-when you can't think of the right one.”
“I actually get a metallic taste in my mouth when I think about electric music.”
“To contact the deeper truth of who we are, we must engage in some activity or practice that questions what we assume to be true about ourselves.”

Source : A. H. Almaas (2000). “The Point of Existence: Transformations of Narcissism in Self-Realization”, p.29, Shambhala Publications
“I never work just to work. It's some combination of laziness and self-respect.”

Source : Interview with Kenneth Plume, asitecalledfred.com. May - November 2005.
“Power, for the writer....lies in his ability to reveal if only a little bit more about the complexity of humanity.”
“I was at a really low point, thinking of going to university and doing a course because the music thing just wasn't happening for me. But I went on the show and...”
“Art is not vague production, transitory and isolated, but a power which must be directed to the improvement and refinement of the human soul.”
“Nothing on this planet is permanent, and this is why I believe there can be no such thing as possession.”

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