"Turner has outdone himself; he seems to paint with tinted steam, so evanescent and so airy."

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Source : John E. Thornes, John Constable (1999). “John Constable's Skies: A Fusion of Art and Science”, p.181, A&C Black

John Constable

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“A grill is just a source of heat. Just like a stove, it is very user-friendly.”
“Man finds his pathways: at first they were foot-tracks, as those of the beast in the wilderness; now they are swift and invisible: his thought dives through the ocean, and his wishes thread the air: has he found all the pathways yet? What reaches him, stays with him, rules him: he must accept it, not knowing its pathway.”
“These sudden joys have sudden endings. They burn up in victory like fire and gunpowder.”
“I never knew what it was to crave a womanâ€™s touch. Or to hunger for a womanâ€™s kiss.â€ â€œAnd now you do?â€ she asked hesitantly. â€œSince I met you, Corinne Bishop, Iâ€™ve been thinking of little else.”
“The state has no wealth it hasn't stolen, and the state has no assets whatsoever, except those which individuals have created in the first place and the state has taken.”
“It is great to have your own label; you can cultivate your own artists I've worked with pretty much everyone I wanted to.”
“Serious accidents are frequently blamed on "human error." Yet careful analysis of such situations shows that the design or installation of the equipment has contributed significantly to the problems. The design team or installers did not pay sufficient attention to the needs of those who would be using the equipment, so confusion or error was almost unavoidable.”
“My earliest memories are being pinned to a fence with a switchblade.”

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