"Time to plant tears, says the almanac. The grandmother sings to the marvelous stove and the child draws another inscrutable house."

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Source : Elizabeth Bishop, “Sestina”

Elizabeth Bishop

#Children Quotes #Grandmother Quotes #House Quotes

“The basic material of photographs is not intrinsically beautiful. It's not like ivory or tapestry or bronze or oil on canvas. You're not supposed to look at the thing, you're supposed to look through it. It's a window.”
“There are things that I am passionate about, whether it's the season or just kind sort of what is necessary for culture. I like the idea that I can shape the culture in any shape or form that I can in whatever topic. But a lot of times, for me, it is about representing "the other," whoever "the other" is.”
“Kill one and you might as well kill 21.”

Source : "Jailed for ever". www.mirror.co.uk. February 25, 2006.
“Low-level programming is good for the programmer's soul.”
“It's funny, as you live through something you're not aware of it.”
“I feel like I've gotten to the point where when I get tired of making art I can make a smooth transition into making music and vice versa. There is always something to do.”

Source : "BARONESS' John Dyer Baizley Interview About His Artwork Process". Interview with Michael Weigman, www.metalinjection.net. July 10, 2014.
“IMDB's not the most accurate. Even my birth place and my age are wrong there.”

Source : "Naomi Woodley". Interview with Jessica Grose, www.slate.com. June 23, 2011.
“I wish I could be a better writer, but writing is so difficult. I get seduced by visual aesthetics. Because I just like making beautiful pictures, sometimes I wander away from making a clear statement.”

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