"I see less and less... I need to avoid lateral light, which darkens my colors. Nevertheless, I always paint at the times of day most propitious for me, as long as my paint tubes and brushes are not mixed up... I will paint almost blind, as Beethoven composed completely deaf."

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Claude Monet

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“I liked having some time to myself. Our family was such a close one, you could get smothered. Of course, we didn't always agree with one another. Sometimes I quarreled with my brother and sisters, but I couldn't remember hating anyone for more than five minutes.”

Source : Gloria Whelan (2009). “Summer of the War”, p.13, Harper Collins
“A lot of people who are depressed, I think, are suffering from blocked creativity.”
“The future will be gorgeous and reckless, and words, those luminous charms, will set us free again.”

Source : Carole Maso (2000). “Break Every Rule: Essays on Language, Longing, & Moments of Desire”, Counterpoint Press
“If you're blessed enough to grow older, which is how I look at aging, there's so much wisdom to be gained from people who are celebrating the process with vibrancy and vigor and grace.”
“Human history is in truth nothing but the history of the slow, uncertain, and surprising fulfillment of the Promise.”

Source : Gustavo Gutiérrez (1988). “A theology of liberation: history, politics, and salvation”
“I've made a wonderful living playing that theatrical character - the professional brassy dame”

Source : Ethel Merman, George Eells (1979). “Merman: an autobiography”, Berkley Pub Group
“When two men of science disagree, they do not invoke the secular arm; they wait for further evidence to decide the issue, because, as men of science, they know that neither is infallible. But when two theologians differ, since there is no criteria to which either can appeal, there is nothing for it but mutual hatred and an open or covert appeal to force.”
“Fearful as reality is, it is less fearful than evasions of reality. Look steadfastly into the slit, pinpointed malignant eyes of reality as an old-hand trainer dominates his wild beasts.”

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