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Francis J Grimke: A pretty good...

Francis J Grimke: A pretty good...

A pretty good test of a man's religion is how it affects his pocketbook.

Source: In...

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Suzanne K Langer: The secret of...

Suzanne K Langer: The secret of...

The secret of fusion is the fact that the artist's eye sees in nature . . . an inexhaustible wealth of tension,...

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Suzanne K Langer: If a work...

Suzanne K Langer: If a work...

If a work of art is a projection of feeling, [its] kinship with organic nature will emerge, no matter through how many...

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Helen Hunt Jackson: Who waits until...

Helen Hunt Jackson: Who waits until...

Who waits until the wind shall silent keep.
Will never find the ready hour to sow.


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Djuna Barnes: A strong sense...

Djuna Barnes: A strong sense...

A strong sense of identity gives man an idea he can do no wrong; too little accomplishes the...

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Stephen Crane: A man feared...

Stephen Crane: A man feared...

A man feared that he might find an assassin; Another that he might find a victim. One was wiser than the...

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Robert Graves: Intuition is the...

Robert Graves: Intuition is the...

Intuition is the supra-logic that cuts out all the routine processes of thought and leaps straight from the problem to...

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Georges Bernanos: A thought which...

Georges Bernanos: A thought which...

A thought which does not result in an action is nothing much, and an action which does not proceed from a thought is...

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Willa Cather: Art should simplify....

Willa Cather: Art should simplify....

Art should simplify. That is very nearly the whole of the higher artistic process; finding what conventions of form...

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Elizabeth Gaskell: Sometimes one likes...

Elizabeth Gaskell: Sometimes one likes...

Sometimes one likes foolish people for their folly, better than wise people for their...

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Henri Bergson: There is no...

Henri Bergson: There is no...

There is no greater joy than that of feeling oneself a creator. The triumph of life is expressed by...

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Henri Bergson: To exist is...

Henri Bergson: To exist is...

To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself...

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Herman Melville: Give me a...

Herman Melville: Give me a...

Give me a condor's quill! Give me Vesuvius's crater for an ink stand. . . . To produce a mighty book you must choose a...

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Jack London: I write for...

Jack London: I write for...

I write for no other purpose than to add to the beauty that now belongs to me. I write a book for no other reason than...

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Peter Abrahams: The words dripped...

Peter Abrahams: The words dripped...

The words dripped on my consciousness, sank into my being, and carried me away to the magic long ago of once upon a...

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Elie Wiesel: That is my...

Elie Wiesel: That is my...

That is my major preoccupation --memory, the kingdom of memory. I want to protect and enrich that kingdom, glorify...

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Ivy Compton-Burnett: There is probably...

Ivy Compton-Burnett: There is probably...

There is probably nothing like living together for blinding people to each other.

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Ivy Compton-Burnett: My youth is...

Ivy Compton-Burnett: My youth is...

My youth is escaping without giving me anything it owes me.

Source: A Heritage and...

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Nadine Gordimer: Truth isn't always...

Nadine Gordimer: Truth isn't always...

Truth isn't always beauty, but the hunger for it is.

Source: A Bolter and the...

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Nadine Gordimer: Responsibility is what...

Nadine Gordimer: Responsibility is what...

Responsibility is what awaits outside the Eden of Creativity

Source: The Essential...

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