"To explain away the mystery of a great painting - if such a feat were possible - would do irreparable harm... If there is no mystery, then there is no poetry, the quality I value above all else in art."

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Source : Interview with John Richardson, December 1, 1957.

Georges Braque

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“It wasn't until I got involved in 'Doctor Who' that I started doing dramas on television.”
“Mind is infinitely creative. And when it's not stuck, that's where the joy comes from. Something happens, and the way we think about it, understand it, see it, is actually hilarious, whereas before it used to depress us.”
“I wanted to go to a good college, and my mind was set on Wellesley.”

Source : Marjory Stoneman Douglas, John Rothchild (1990). “Marjory Stoneman Douglas: Voice of the River”, p.69, Pineapple Press Inc
“If you asked me to I'd let you in my life forever. from If You Asked Me To”
“Grow enough to be consistently happy.”
“[W]e are prone to forget that the planet may be measured by man, but not according to man.”

Source : Eduard Suess (1904). “The Face of the Earth: (Das Antlitz Der Erde)”
“The conscious mind is the editor, and the subconscious mind is the writer.”
“There are many ways to love someone. Sometimes we want love so much, we're not too choosy about who we love. Other times, we make love such a pure and noble thing, no poor human can ever meet our vision. But for the most part, love is a recognition, an opportunity to say, "There is something about you I cherish." It doesn't entail marriage, or even physical love. There's love of parents, love of city or nation, love of life, and love of people. All different, all love.”

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