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“I betrayed Gutenberg for McLuhan long ago.”

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Chris Marker, born on July 29, 1921 and died on the same day in 2012, was a renowned French writer. His works are known for their unique perspective and profound thinking, covering various fields such as film, photography, and literature. more

“Vulgarized knowledge characteristically gives birth to a feeling that everything is understandable and explained. It is like a system of bridges built over chasms. One can travel boldly ahead over these bridges, ignoring the chasms. It is forbidden to look down into them; but that, alas, does not alter the fact that they exist.”

Giving Looks Doe Facts Feelings Birth Built Bridges Forbidden Alas Chasms

Author:Czeslaw Milosz

“As a young man God blessed me with a special talent to throw a football.”

Men Young Special Talent Football Blessed Young Man God Bless Special Talents

Author:Dan Marino

“The painter doesn't try to reproduce the scene before him... he simplifies and eliminates until he knows exactly what stirred him, sets this down in color and line as simply and as powerfully as possible and so translates his impression into an aesthetic emotion.”

Knows Trying Lines Emotion Color Scene Impression Painter Aesthetic Translate Simplify

Author:David Milne

“Anything is good painting material once you get to know it.”

Knows Painting Materials

Author:David Milne

“Watercolour could have been used more by the modernists. It is so direct, and when the white paper convention is accepted, so powerful, even brutal, that it would seem an ideal medium.”

Has Beens Seems Used White Powerful Paper Ideals Direct Accepted Mediums Conventions Brutal Could Have Been White Paper

Book:Painting Place: The Life and Work of David B. Milne

Source: Painting Place: The Life and Work of David B. Milne

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