"One trait in the philosopher's character we can assume is his love of the knowledge that reveals eternal reality, the realm unaffected by change and decay. He is in love with the whole of that reality, and will not willingly be deprived even of the most insignificant fragment of it - just like the lovers and men of ambition we described earlier on."

-- Plato

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“Staying with him. Letting him touch you, hold you, GOD. It's eating me alive. You may be keeping Sawyer from hating me but you're only making me hate him”
“If you are not trying new ways every single day in your company, you will not get to your optimal point.”
“She wore tight corsets to give her a teeny waist - I helped her lace them up - but they had the effect of causing her to faint. Mom called it the vapors and said it was a sign of her high breeding and delicate nature. I thought it was a sign that the corset made it hard to breathe.”
“I think I have an obligation to be kind to people in general, otherwise I'll feel crappy about myself.”

Source : Interview with Sheila Heti, believermag.com. March 1, 2010.
“Mysticism and the supernatural are embedded in the show - it's called 'Da Vinci's Demons' for a reason, and it's not just metaphorical.”

Source : "David S. Goyer Explains His ‘Graphic Novel’ Approach to Renaissance Intrigue in ‘Da Vinci’s Demons’". Interview with Alison Willmore, www.indiewire.com. April 9, 2013.
“My mind's never gone very far away from what I wanted to accomplish.”
“I am firmly of the opinion that people who canâ€™t speak have nothing to say. Itâ€™s one more thing we do to the poor, the deprived: cut out their tongues â€¦ allow them a language as lousy as their life”
“When forms begin to crumble there is always an opportunity for great deepening. By deepening I mean the arising of who you are beyond form.”

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