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T. S. Eliot quote: "There is no feeling, except the extremes of fear and grief,..."
There is no feeling, except the extremes of fear and grief, that does not find relief in music. T. S. Eliot
The serious artist must be as open as nature. Nature does not give all of herself in a paragraph. She is rugged and not set apart into discreet categories. Ezra Pound
Say not, 'I have found the truth,' but rather, 'I have found a truth.' Say not, ' I have found the path of the soul.' Say rather, 'I have met the soul walking upon my path.' For the soul walks upon all paths. The soul walks not upon a line, neither does it grow like a reed. The soul unfolds itself, like a lotus of countless petals. Khalil Gibran
Religion begins in story. Yes, it does, because religion is an attempt to make sense of what is incomprehensible to us, what is inexplicable, what is awe-inspiring, what is frightening, what moves us to great wonder, and so on. That is the religious impulse, and it is part of our psychological makeup -- of everyone's psychological makeup. Philip Pullman
Neil Gaiman quote: "Only the phoenix rises and does not descend. And everything..."
Only the phoenix rises and does not descend. And everything changes. And nothing is truly lost. Neil Gaiman
Frank Lloyd Wright quote: "A professional is one who does his best work when he feels the..."
A professional is one who does his best work when he feels the least like working. Frank Lloyd Wright
William S. Burroughs quote: "The cat does not offer services. The cat offers itself."
The cat does not offer services. The cat offers itself. William S. Burroughs
Ernest Hemingway quote: "A cat has absolute emotional honesty: human beings, for one..."
A cat has absolute emotional honesty: human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat does not. Ernest Hemingway
J. R. R. Tolkien quote: "All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander..."
All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost. J. R. R. Tolkien
It does not suit the world to hear that people who are leading a high life, an enviable life, a privileged life are as miserable most days as anybody else, despite the fact that it must be obvious they would be - given that we are all agreed that money and fame do not bring happiness. Instead the world would prefer to enjoy the idea, against what it knows to be true, that wealth and fame do in fact insulate and protect against misery and it would rather we shut up if we are planning to... Stephen Fry
And why does he talk so funny? Doesn't he mean squashed tomatoes? I don't think that they had tomatoes when he comes from, said Bod. And that's just how they talk then. Neil Gaiman
William Shakespeare quote: "Time does not have the same appeal for every one"
Time does not have the same appeal for every one William Shakespeare
The absence of romance in my history will, I fear, detract somewhat from its interest, but if it is judged worthy by those inquirers who desire an exact knowledge of the past as an aid to the understanding of the future, which in the course of human things must resemble if it does not reflect it, I shall be content. In fine I have written my work not as an essay with which to win the applause of the moment but as a possession for all time. Thucydides
...she has been bewitched by a wicked sorceress, and will not regain her beauty until she is my wife.''Does she say so? Well if you believe that you may drink cold water and think it bacon'. Andrew Lang
You must read, you must persevere, you must sit up nights, you must inquire, and exert the utmost power of your mind. If one way does not lead to the desired meaning, take another; if obstacles arise, then still another; until, if your strength holds out, you will find that clear which at first looked dark. Giovanni Boccaccio

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