"The beauty and wonders of nature are as alluring as the pursuit of Art, and made of me a landscape painter."

-- Walter J. Phillips

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“Man can certainly keep on lying... but he cannot make truth falsehood. He can certainly rebel... but he can accomplish nothing which abolishes the choice of God.”

Source : Karl Barth (2003). “Church Dogmatics The Doctrine of God, Volume 2, Part2: The Election of God; The Command of God”, p.317, Bloomsbury Publishing
“Suppose within each book there is another book, and within every letter on every page another volume constantly unfolding; but these volumes take no space on the desk. Suppose knowledge could be reduced to a quintessence, held within a picture, a sign, held within a place which is no place. Suppose the human skull were to become capacious, spaces opening inside it, humming chambers like beehives.”
“Quiet time and solitude are vital to helping me keep perspective. I consider myself fortunate to have so much quiet built into my profession. I spend long hours by myself at my easel. And while I work, I think-of the future, of my loved ones, of God's goodness and the many exciting opportunities that surround me. I ponder the challenges I face, the needs of others, the direction my life is going.”
“History is a pageant and not a philosophy.”

Source : Augustine Birrell (1902). “Collected Essays”
“I never before knew the full value of trees. Under them I breakfast, dine, write, read and receive my company.”
“I never once went to a prostitute, maybe because so many enthusiastic amateurs were around.”

Source : Alexander Sutherland Neill (1972). “Neill! Neill! Orange peel!: An autobiography”, Hart Associates
“Isabel sends her brother a look that could boil him in oil if she had that particular paranormal talent. A thought hits me: maybe she has. It will be fun to find out.”

Source : Marianne Curley (2013). “The Named: New Rejacketed”, p.49, Bloomsbury Publishing
“I think that presidents deserve to be questioned. Maybe irreverently, most of the time. Bring 'em down a size. You see a president, ask a question. You have one chance in the barrel. Don't blow it.”

Source : "Thank You, Mr. President: Helen Thomas at the White House" by Ray Richmond, www.hollywoodreporter.com. August 14, 2008.

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