"no one is more trustworthy than the repentant sinner who has been found out."

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Source : Ethel Smyth (1940). “What happened next”, Longmans, Green

Ethel Smyth

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“I hear they feed you in Sing Sing,â€ Evie muttered. â€œThree squares a day.â€ â€œEvangeline,â€ Will said with a sigh. â€œCharity begins at home.â€ â€œSo does mental illness.”

Source : Terence (1767). “Terence's Comedies: Translated Into English Prose, as Near as the Propriety of the Two Languages Will Admit; Together with the Original Latin from the Best Editions ... with Notes Pointing Out the Connexion of the Several Scenes, and an Index Critical and Phraseological ...”, p.80
“I often painted fragments of things because it seemed to make my statement as well as or better than the whole could.”
“There is nothing to be learned from history anymore. We're in science fiction now.”

Source : Quoted in Christopher Butler, After the Wake: An Essay on the Contemporary Avant-Garde (1980)
“Just remember that William Blake wasn't even published in his lifetime. Ya gotta keep creating.”
“Art is the child of Nature; yes, Her darling child, in whom we trace The features of the mother's face, Her aspect and her attitude, All her majestic loveliness Chastened and softened and subdued Into a more attractive grace, And with a human sense imbued. He is the greatest artist, then, Whether of pencil or of pen, Who follows Nature.”
“At present there are such goings-on that everything is at a standstill.”
“Human beings judge one another by their external actions. God judges them by their moral choices.”
“Never let failure discourage you. Every time you get to the base of a mountain (literal or metaphorical), you're presented with a new opportunity to challenge yourself, to push your limits beyond what you thought possible, to learn from climbers on the trail ahead of you, and to take in some amazing views. Your performance on the mountain you climbed last week or last month or last year doesn't matter - because it's all about what you are doing right now.”

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