"The function of the artist is to provide what life does not."

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Tom Robbins

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“Nowadays the dynamic element is more important in chess - players more often sacrifice material to obtain dynamic compensation.”
“Even in that time of utter darkness, somewhere deep inside me the memory of love and goodness had stayed alive.”

Source : Juliet Marillier (2011). “Heart's Blood”, p.98, Pan Macmillan
“Although I respect the Judeo-Christian ethic, as well as the Eastern philosophies, and of course the teachings of Muhammad, I find that organized religion has corrupted those beliefs to justify countless atrocities throughout the ages. Were I to go to church, I'd be a hypocrite.”
“We must be trained to clarify minds, heal broken hearts, and create homes where sunshine will make an environment in which mental and spiritual health may be nurtured. Our schooling must not only teach us how to bridge the Niagara River gorge, or the Golden Gate, but must teach us how to bridge the deep gaps of misunderstanding and hate and discord in the world.”
“Yes, my dear child, monsters are real. I happen to have one hanging in my basement.”
“I was a medium-level juvenile delinquent from Newark who always dreamed about doing a movie. Someone said, 'Hey, here's $7 million, come in and do this genie movie.' What am I going to say, no? So I did it.”
“One of the most important things about the geology on the moon is your descriptions of what you see, comparing them to things that you've seen on Earth so that the geologists and the scientists on the ground would know what you're talking about; and then take pictures of them.”
“People seem weak, but they're strong. They seem strong, but they're weak.”

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