I sought her eye, desirous to read there the intelligence which I could not discern in her face or hear in her conversation; it was merry, rather small; by turns I saw vivacity, vanity, coquetry, look out through its irid, but I watched in vain for a...
I think we ought to read only the kind of books that wound or stab us. If the book we're reading doesn't wake us up with a blow to the head, what are we reading for? So that it will make us happy, as you write? Good Lord, we would be happy precisely ...
Vincent Hanna: My life's a disaster zone. I got a stepdaughter so fucked up because her real father's this large-type asshole. I got a wife, we're passing each other on the down-slope of a marriage - my third - because I spend all my time chasing guy...
This world, in which reason is more and more at home, is not habitable. It is hard and cold like those depots in which are piled up goods that cannot satisfy: neither clothe those who are naked, nor feed those who are hungry; it is as impersonal as f...
If literacy was natural, the word ‘illiteracy’ would not exist.
Each of us is shaped by the truth of our natures. Von to Silver
Technology doesn’t change people’s basic needs or their natures.
Many of our problems in US maternity care stem from the fact that we leave no room for recognizing when nature is smarter than we are.
If you observe nature daily, it brings harmony with you and God.
The potatoes were starch grenades. The canned carrots were revolting because that is their nature.
If one age believes too much it is natural that another believes too little.
To be happy, we must be true to nature and carry our age along with us.
Only that thing is free which exists by the necessities of its own nature, and is determined in its actions by itself alone.
The very essence of architecture consists of a variety and development reminiscent of natural organic life. This is the only true style in architecture.
A structure becomes architectural, and not sculptural, when its elements no longer have their justification in nature.
All architecture has a public nature, I believe, so I would like to make a public space.
The art from the East is influenced by nature and touch. That comes from being more attuned to the environment.
Any art worthy of its name should address 'life', 'man', 'nature', 'death' and 'tragedy'.
When it came to the stylish and graceful art of ballroom dancing, my dad was a king of the clubs, a prowling tiger and a wonderfully natural mover.
Who would dare assign to art the sterile function of imitating nature?
Art, to me, is the interpretation of the impression which nature makes upon the eye and brain.
