"When we are moved by art we are grateful that the artist lived, grateful that he labored in the service of his gifts."

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Source : Lewis Hyde (2009). “The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World”, p.17, Vintage

Lewis Hyde

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“I believe nicotine is not addictive.”
“I think second place is always the most difficult one. It's not a nice feeling.”
“You must remember, my dear lady, the most important rule of any successful illusion: First, the people must want to believe in it.”
“The universe may have a purpose, but nothing we know suggests that, if so, this purpose has any similarity to ours.”
“If Reagan wins, I'd sell the farm and buy a bomb shelter.”
“I wish to be cremated. One tenth of my ashes shall be given to my agent, as written in our contract.”
“Faith and science, I have learned, are two sides of the same coin, separated by an expanse so small, but wide enough that one side can't see the other. They don't know they are connected.”

Source : Mary E. Pearson (2009). “The Adoration of Jenna Fox”, p.263, Macmillan
“I want people to see the dress, but focus on the woman.”

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