"The poem is a structure of signifiers which absorbs and reconstitutes the signified."

-- Jonathan Culler

#Art Quotes #Poetry Quotes #Structure Quotes

“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.”

Source : Proper Studies "A Note on Dogma" (1927)
“We want a revival to come just in our way. You never saw two revivals come just alike. We must let them come in God's way. People are ashamed to admit they need a revival.”
“Silence - Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation.”
“I don't like reading things that people say on the Internet because I know so much of it is not true. I don't want to waste my time worrying about what other people are thinking. I just want to focus on being able to do cool projects.”

Source : "Lily Collins Feels The 'Momentum' Going Into 2011". Interview with Eric Ditzian, www.mtv.com. January 10, 2011.
“I guess that's what I was: a set of abs. And they lit the abs and shot the abs and sent the abs on their way. The photographer didn't look at my face once. I was humiliated.”
“Let us be brave in the face of adversity.”
“Our family adopted Paulie from a shelter as an 8-week-old puppy. We've had him for 11 years, and I think it was valuable for the kids to learn to be responsible for a pet. It's a wonderful thing for families - the unconditional love you get from a pet is something you carry with you for the rest of your life.”
“I positively, positively, positively want to play. I've got everything else so why not a gold medal? I want to play.”

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