"There were epochs in the history of humanity in which the writer was a sacred person. He wrote the sacred books, universal books, the codes, the epic, the oracles. Sentences inscribed on the walls of the crypts; examples in the portals of the temples. But in those times the writer was not an individual alone; he was the people."

-- Augusto Roa Bastos

#Wall Quotes #Book Quotes #Epic Quotes

“I'm quite an optimist, quite happy in life, quite smiley.”

Source : "Lady luck" by Maddy Costa, www.theguardian.com. April 10, 2008.
“Simplicity, without which no human performance can arrive at perfection.”
“None of the more apparently expressive elements involved in my work - color, form, application, and so on - are important or instructive in themselves. They're all just a means of entry, markers pointing beyond themselves towards something broader and less controlled.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Facts from paper are not the same as facts from people. The reliability of the people giving you the facts is as important as the facts themselves.”
“Today when I begin writing Iâ€™m aware: something that I donâ€™t understand drives this engine.”
“I hated the culture [working in the bank], I hated the work. I very quickly realized that this wasn't what I wanted to do. So, after two years, I took some writing courses - I always loved to write - and I figured the only way I was going to get paid to write was in journalism.”
“Real apprenticeship is ultimately always to the self.”

Source : Cynthia Ozick (2011). “Fame & Folly: Essays”, p.217, Vintage
“I always meant to convey a message of peace and harmony, and thought I was choosing my songs accordingly.”

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