"The Gothic tradition was begun by Ann Radcliffe, a rare example of a woman creating an artistic style."

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Camille Paglia

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“After what seemed like an eternity, we finally reached the summit just as the sun was rising. I couldn't believe that we had actually done it. We were standing at the highest point in all of Africa, looking down at the clouds below us, with the sun directly in front of us, its rays welcoming us to the beginning of a new day. It didn't seem like this was something that humans were meant to experience, yet here we were”
“Once you understand the power of stimulus control, you can use it to your advantage by changing the stimuli in your environment and avoiding undesirable ones; or, if that's not possible, by filling your consciousness with thoughts about their less tempting aspects.”
“I just like to act and write and produce. To me, making movies is the ultimate goal.”
“I knew I could never match my father as a violinist, and there were already four generations of outstanding cellists in the family.”
“The feeling before and after the event is very important. There are things happening before and after the event. These things are even more important than the event itself.”
“If you live to be 100 years old, what you've done here for the last two days, weeks, monthswhat you've done here will echo in eternity.”
“There is now a feeling that the pieces of physics are falling into place, not because of any single revolutionary idea or because of the efforts of any one physicist, but because of a flowering of many seeds of theory, most of them planted long ago.”
“For me, one of the most perfect times to watch a horror movie is when it's cold and raining outside and there's pretty much no outdoor activity to be done. It kind of sets the mood.”

Source : "Metallica's Kirk Hammett discusses vintage horror and geek bonding". Interview with Kenny Herzog, www.avclub.com. October 5, 2012.

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