"How are things visible? Can you see an egg against a white background? Not by drawing a line around it can you make it evident."

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Source : William Morris Hunt (1976). “William Morris Hunt on painting and drawing”, Dover Pubns

William Morris Hunt

#White Quotes #Drawing Quotes #Eggs Quotes

“When we're true to ourselves, we become instruments of truth for the planet. Because we're all connected, we touch the lives of everyone around us, who then affect others. Our only obligation is to be the love we are and allow our answers to come from within in the way that's most appropriate for us.”
“You must learn to drink the cup of life as it comes ... without stirring it up from the bottom. That's where the bitter dregs are!”
“Suicide is a desperate attempt to get out of what seems to be an intolerable situation. It appears to be a way of escape from the pain of living.”
“I was only in the public eye because I was annoying. You know how neurotic people may ask for one thing when they may really want another thing? It was like I was asking for attention, but I didn't really want attention.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“When we venture beyond the edge of our knowledge, all we have is art.”

Source : Jonah Lehrer (2011). “Proust Was a Neuroscientist”, p.197, Canongate Books
“Blue stretched her hand out. Adam took it without hesitation, like he'd been waiting for her to offer it. He said in a low voice, just for her, "My heart is beating like crazy right now." Strangely enough, it was not his fingers twined in hers that affected Blue the strongest, it was where his warm wrist pressed against hers above their hands.”
“I save every Christmas card. I keep them all.”
“A wretched disheartening result. And a little mouse shall lead them.”

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