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Becoming is not a contradiction of being but the epiphany of being.


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The artist is not a special kind of man, but every man is a special kind of artist.

The artist is not a special kind of man, but every man is a special kind of artist.



Myth embodies the nearest approach to absolute truth that can be stated in words.

Myth embodies the nearest approach to absolute truth that can be stated in words.



From one point of view becoming is a humiliation, and from another a royal procession.

From one point of view becoming is a humiliation, and from another a royal procession.



All that is best for us comes of itself into our hands-but if we strive to overtake it, it perpetually eludes us.

All that is best for us comes of itself into our hands-but if we strive to overtake it, it perpetually eludes us.



It is only when the maker of things is a maker of things by vocation, and not merely holding down a job, that the price of things is approximate to their real value. . . .

It is only when the maker of things is a maker of things by vocation, and not merely holding down a job, that the price of things is approximate to their real value. . . .



Man's activity consists in either a making or doing. Both of these aspects of the active life depend for their correction upon the contemplative life (that is, the Hero).

Man's activity consists in either a making or doing. Both of these aspects of the active life depend for their correction upon the contemplative life (that is, the Hero).



It is the natural instinct of a child to work from within outwards; "First I think, and then I draw my think." What wasted efforts we make to teach the child to stop thinking, and only to observe!

It is the natural instinct of a child to work from within outwards; "First I think, and then I draw my think." What wasted efforts we make to teach the child to stop thinking, and only to observe!



We have come to think of art and work as incompatible, or at least independent categories and have for the first time in history created an industry without art.

We have come to think of art and work as incompatible, or at least independent categories and have for the first time in history created an industry without art.



Beauty is the attractive power of perfection.

Beauty is the attractive power of perfection.



Industry without art is brutality.

Industry without art is brutality.





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It is better to apologise later than to ask for permission now. It is called self leadership

It is better to apologise later than to ask for permission now. It is called self leadership



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Once you figure out what's best for the story, take out the rest.



I drink when I want and how much I want. Sometimes I get in really bad states, but it doesn't cause me or anyone else any problems.

I drink when I want and how much I want. Sometimes I get in really bad states, but it doesn't cause me or anyone else any problems.



We've got to clear some of the room out of the prisons so we can put the bad guys in there, like the pedophiles and the politicians.

We've got to clear some of the room out of the prisons so we can put the bad guys in there, like the pedophiles and the politicians.



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The soul is like a pair of winged horses and a charioteer joined in natural union.



Dad said that he was prouder of me than he'd ever been when I came out.

Dad said that he was prouder of me than he'd ever been when I came out.



Got a budget for the lawyer though.

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