How simple life becomes when things like mirrors are forgotten.
-Daphne du Maurier, novelist (1907-1989)
...false & true ones
The difference between false memories and true ones is the same as for jewels: it is always the false ones that look the most real, the most brilliant.
-Salvador Dali, painter (1904-1989)
...only kindness can
Neither genius, fame, nor love show the greatness of the soul. Only kindness can do that.
-Jean Baptiste Henri Lacordaire, preacher, journalist, and activist (1802-1861)
...you see more in yourself
When you re-read a classic, you do not see more in the book than you did before; you see more in yourself than there was before.
-Clifton Fadiman, editor and critic (1904-1999)
-Clifton Fadiman, editor and critic (1904-1999)
...wear your amateurism
‘Forget about being an expert or a professional, and wear your amateurism (your heart, your love) on your sleeve. Share what you love, and the people who love the same things will find you’.
- Austin Kleon, Show Your Work (2014)
- Austin Kleon, Show Your Work (2014)
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