It would be, for me, mere pointless pleasure, an illusion of order for this one frail, foolish, flicker-flash … - John Gardner

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Impressionism is only direct sensation. All great painters were less or more impressionists. It is mainly a question of instinct, and much simpler than [John Singer] Sargent thinks.

John Gardner

It would be, for me, mere pointless pleasure, an illusion of order for this one frail, foolish, flicker-flash in the long dull fall of eternity.

Fall, Illusion, Long, Mere, Order, Pleasure

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An excellent plumber is infinitely more admirable than an incompetent philosopher. The society which scorns excellence in plumbing because plumbing is a humble activity, and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity, will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy. Neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water.

Admirable, Humble, Incompetent, Philosophy, Theories, Water

Find a pile of gold and sit on it.

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Poor Grendel's had an accident. So may you all.

Accident, Accidents, May, Poor

Our noblest hopes grow teeth and pursue us like tigers.

Grows, Like, Noblest, Pursue, Teeth

I couldn't go on, too conscious all at once of my whispering, my eternal posturing, always transforming the world with words--changing nothing.

Goes On, Posturing, Whispering, World

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I trust so much in the power of the heart and the soul; I know that the answer to what we need to do next is in our own hearts. All we have to do is listen, then take that one step further and trust what we hear. We will be taught what we need to learn.

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