"The two most important things to do for self-defense are not to take a martial arts class or get a gun, but to think like the opposition and know where you're most at risk."

-- Barry Eisler

#Art Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Gun Quotes

“To know the history of science is to recognize the mortality of any claim to universal truth.”
“Fine art, that exists for itself alone, is art in a final state of impotence. If nobody, including the artist, acknowledges art as a means of knowing the world, then art is relegated to a kind of rumpus room of the mind and the irresponsibility of the artist and the irrelevance of art to actual living becomes part and parcel of the practice of art.”
“So you're a Shadowhunter,' Nate said. 'De Quincey told me that you lot were monsters.' 'Was that before or after he tried to eat you?' Will inquired.”
“All pictures painted inside in the studio will never be as good as the things done outside.”
“To each his own way and his own prayer. God does not take us at our word. He looks deep into our hearts. It is not the ceremonies or rituals that make a difference, but whether our hearts are sufficiently pure or not.”
“The music has had a certain quality that people like just because it's a real true expression of how we are as musicians.”
“I just don't like to drive. I'm not a bad driver, I just don't like to drive.”
“if you think you know, you don't ask questions, or if you ask, you don't listen to the answers. Everyone, everything, each thing, is different, so that it isn't safe to know. You - you have to grope.”

Source : Rumer Godden (1963). “The Battle of the Villa Fiorita. The Greengage Summer. An Episode of Sparrows”

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