"Art is not in some far-off place."

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Source : Lydia Davis (2008). “Break It Down: Stories”, p.59, Macmillan

Lydia Davis

#Art Quotes #Art Is Quotes

“All powerful money gives birth and beauty. [Lat., Et genus et formam regina pecunia donat.]”
“Prohibition... goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes... A prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded.”
“It's a disgrace to see my church giving Holy Communion to a man who helped lead a reign of terror. What is the message? You kill, you maim, you commit crime, and you gain sanctuary. It's shameful.”
“Iran can and should be a responsible state, not the leading state sponsor of terror.”
“Very often history is a means of denying the past.”
“Kids' literature now is dystopian, you know.”

Source : "Ruth Wilson". Interview with John Cameron Mitchell, www.interviewmagazine.com. October 31, 2016.
“Sincerity is that whereby self-completion is effected, and its way is that by which man must direct himself.”
“So ensuring the integrity of the data and integrity and validity of the connection is a very important element in any company's strategy that is moving towards a Web service paradigm.”

Source : "Interview: Symantec's John Thompson talks about big picture security". Interview with Ed Scannell, www.infoworld.com. June 16, 2004.

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