"And in the absence of facts, myth rushes in, the kudzu of history."

-- Stacy Schiff

#Facts Quotes #Absence Quotes #Myth Quotes

“I speak fluent Hebrew and even dream in Hebrew when we visit there, once or twice a year.”
“Please note that, at no point in the performance, does my hand leave the end of my arm...”
“The reality is, that no matter what you do in this life, itâ€™s coming to an end. Once you accept thereâ€™s nothing that you can do about your own mortality, then youâ€™re now free. You have no control, so stop pretending you do. And just get on with living your life. Stop living in fear.”
“It is not enough for a painter to be a clever craftsman; he must love to 'caress' his canvas, too.”
“Being and stability are regarded by our contemporaries as akin to death; they cannot live unless they act, fret, or distract themselves with this or that. Their spirit (provided we can still talk about a spirit in their case) feeds only on sensations and on dynamism, thus becoming the vehicle for the incarnation of darker forces.”
“Over the centuries we have transformed the ancient myths and folk tales and made them into the fabric of our lives. Consciously and unconsciously we weave the narratives of myth and folk tale into our daily existence.”

Source : Jack Zipes (2013). “Fairy Tale as Myth/Myth as Fairy Tale”, p.4, University Press of Kentucky
“I have a 10,000-year-old brain and the boogers of a 7-year-old. That's how I describe myself.”
“Music is my passion so I feel like I'll be doing this for a long time and God forbid if anything happens I'll still write music. So, I could write music for other people. I see myself making music for a very long time.”

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