"Art is the objectification of feeling, and the subjectification of nature."

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Source : Mind: An Essay in Human Feeling vol. 1, pt. 2, ch. 4 (1967)

Susanne Katherina Langer

#Art Quotes #Feelings Quotes #Objectification Quotes

“I was put on a surfboard by a cute boyfriend in high school.”
“Every day you run into artists on the streets in SoHo or other creative people you want to do something with. There's nothing to match that chance encounter.”
“The sexually insatiable woman is to be found primarily, if not exclusively, in the ideology of feminism, the hopes of boys, and the fears of men.”
“A hat is an expression of a womanâ€™s soul. It is something that she wears on her head, but it belongs to her heart. It is the keynote of her personality, the finishing touch that makes her look beautiful, smart, and sure of herself.”
“Sometimes I think people are famous because they're themselves and they do a role and you see them do it.”
“Jealousy ... is the most obvious sign of impotency.”
“For all the sirens, game-show buzzers, and drum-rolls of life, it is the nature of men to die quietly.”

Source : DBC Pierre (2008). “Vernon God Little”, p.269, Faber & Faber
“Never place a time limit on the healing. That is dictating to the spiritual intelligence that does its perfect work when it is not impeded by your questions and false beliefs.”

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