"I find above all that the expression, atonal music, is most unfortunate â€” it is on a par with calling flying the art of not falling, or swimming the art of not drowning."

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Source : Arnold Schoenberg, Leonard Stein (1975). “Style and Idea: Selected Writings of Arnold Schoenberg”, p.210, Univ of California Press

Arnold Schoenberg

#Art Quotes #Fall Quotes #Swimming Quotes

“Each book is, in a sense, an argument with myself, and I would write it, whether it is ever published or not.”
“The more you have loved and have allowed yourself to suffer because of your love, the more you will be able to let your heart grow wider and deeper. When your love is truly giving and receiving, those whom you love will not leave your heart even when they depart from you. The pain of rejection, absence, and death can become fruitful. Yes, as you love deeply the ground of your heart will be broken more and more, but you will rejoice in the abundance of the fruit it will bear.”
“It used to bother me - having bigger, fuller brows. I even plucked them once so I'd fit in, but I hated them and couldn't wait for them to grow back. Now I embrace them. I realized the quirky things that make you different are what make you beautiful.”

Source : "Lily Collins' Exclusive Interview". www.seventeen.com. February 1, 2012.
“Writers write. Dreamers talk about it.”

Source : FaceBook post by Jerry B. Jenkins from Feb 20, 2015
“I think music can really affect people's emotions and, when I am about to get into a race car, I definitely listen to music with a good beat - that's when you've got the adrenalin pumping. And the time before you go into a race weekend, you have a lot of emotion and adrenalin, and a lot of focus.”
“Nature without learning is blind, learning apart from nature is fractional, and practice in the absence of both is aimless.”
“Remote and ineffectual don.”
“Your existence is the only proof of mine”

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