"What the rest of us see only under the influence of mescalin, the artist is congenitally equipped to see all the time."

-- Aldous Huxley

#Artist Quotes #Influence Quotes

“With all of you men out there who think that having a thousand different ladies is pretty cool, I have learned in my life I've found out that having one woman a thousand different times is much more satisfying.”
“There is so much pressure on me to surfboard now”
“I help horses with people problems”
“A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle. life with ups and downs is better than a flat life or one that goes in circles. Persistence is the twin sister of excellence. One is a matter of quality; the other, a matter of time.”
“Our planet is warming due to pollution from human activities. And a warming climate increases the likelihood of extreme weather.”

Source : "A Night in New York" by Gloria Reuben, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 13, 2010.
“I had taken a partner once beforeâ€”but, damnation, no matter how many times you get your fingers burned, you have to trust people. Otherwise you are a hermit in a cave, sleeping with one eye open.”
“Right now I'm 185, which is really good for me yet very hard for me to maintain. My weight seems high for the average woman, but I've got big bones and I'm maintaining muscle.”
“Direct me gods, whose changes are all holy, To where it flickers deep in grass, the moly.”

Source : Thom Gunn (2017). “Selected Poems of Thom Gunn”, p.89, Faber & Faber

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