The deepest quality of a work of art will always be the quality of the mind of the … - Henry James

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I would explain to my children very simply that the defense of liberty is a cause that exacts a very high price in the history of humankind.

Henry James

The deepest quality of a work of art will always be the quality of the mind of the producer. . . No good novel will ever proceed from a superficial mind.

Art, Mind, Novel, Producer, Writing

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Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.

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I am incapable of telling you not to feel. Feel, feel, I say - feel for all you're worth, and even if it half kills you, for that is the only way to live.

Half, Incapable, Kills, Life, Way To Live

It's time to start living the life you've imagined.

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He is outside of everything, and alien everywhere. He is an aesthetic solitary. His beautiful, light imagination is the wing that on the autumn evening just brushes the dusky window.

Autumn, Beautiful, Dusky, Everything, Fall, Solitary

Criticism talks a good deal of nonsense, but even its nonsense is a useful force. It keeps the question of art before the world, insists upon its importance.

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Kurt Vonnegut

It goes against the American storytelling grain to have someone in a situation he can't get out of, but I think this is very usual in life. [. . . ] And it strikes me as gruesome and comical that in our culture we have an expectation that a man can always solve his problems. There is an implication that if you just have a little more energy, a little more fight, the problem can always be solved. That is so untrue that it makes me want to cry--or laugh.

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Sherrilyn Kenyon

The innocent should never have to suffer from the battles of others. (Valerius) I know, but it seems to always be the case. (Acheron) A furore infra, libera nos - spare us from the fury within. (Valerius)

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Geezer Butler

I never picked a bass up before Sabbath started

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Justin Zackham

One day, I got so disgusted that I sat down and wrote a list called 'Justin's list of things to do before he kicks the bucket. ' I wrote it for myself and shortened it to 'Justin's Bucket List. ' It was there on the wall, not as a story idea but as a motivational tool for myself, which actually ended up working pretty well.

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