"He is a lyric poet . . . aloof from the swirling currents in which many of his colleagues are immersed."

-- Samuel Barber

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“There's nothing more physically exhausting than a sense of failure.”
“People who believe in a divine creator, trying to live their lives in obedience to his supposed wishes and in expectation of a supposed eternal reward, are victims of the greatest confidence trick of all time.”
“Don't be afraid. Don't be afraid of anything. Whatever you have been, you are mine now. I can hold you.”

Source : Peter S. Beagle (2003). “A fine and private place: The last unicorn”
“A star is drawing on some vast reservoir of energy by means unknown to us. This reservoir can scarcely be other than the subatomic energy which, it is known exists abundantly in all matter; we sometimes dream that man will one day learn how to release it and use it for his service. The store is well nigh inexhaustible, if only it could be tapped. There is sufficient in the Sun to maintain its output of heat for 15 billion years.”
“It was a mixed blessing to have famous parents. It was tough to go to auditions and be bad, since I couldn't be anonymous.”
“I'm not ashamed of what I am and that I have curves and that I'm thick. I like my body.”
“There are three kinds of violence: one, through our deeds; two, through our words; and three, through our thoughts. â€¦The root of all violence is in the world of thoughts, and that is why training the mind is so important.”

Source : Eknath Easwaran (2010). “Words to Live By: Short Readings of Daily Wisdom”, p.114, Nilgiri Press
“Value gives the artist the means of showing subtle changes in a form's surface-state, and it helps clarify the relative distance between forms.”

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