"I am a maker of useful things."

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Source : "Prolific" by Judith Thurman, www.newyorker.com. December 18, 2006.

Eva Zeisel

#Makers Quotes #Useful Things Quotes

“I set out to work hard, not to get rich.”
“[On home births:] In a house where there had been three people, there were now four, although no one had come in the door.”
“Beauty [is] a kind of radiance. People who possess a true inner beauty, their eyes are a little brighter, their skin a little more dewy. They vibrate at a different frequency.”
“Alea iacta est (The die is cast)”
“Sometimes I try to do too much.”
“A good teacher is one who helps you become who you feel yourself to be. A good teacher is also one who says something that you won't understand until 10 years later.”
“One mistake will never kill you. The same mistake over and over again will.”
“Okay, yeah, he staggered back and fell into the condiments. Big deal. There wasn't any blood. I didn't even get him in the face. He saw my fist coming, and at the last minute he ducked, so instead of punching him in the nose, like I intended, I ended up punching him in the neck. I highly doubt it even left a bruise.”

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