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“A great painting or symphony or play, doesn't diminish us, but enlarges us, and we, too, want to make our own cry of affirmation to the power of Creation behind the Universe.”

Book:A Circle of Quiet

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A Circle of Quiet

This book is a reflective and introspective journey that delves into the author's personal experiences and observations, focusing on the beauty of simplicity and the importance of spiritual reflection in daily life. more

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Madeleine L'Engle

American writer, born on November 29, 1918, and died on September 6, 2007. Madeleine L'Engle is renowned for her science fiction and fantasy novels, with her most famous work being 'A Wrinkle in Time'. more

“The irony of multitasking is that it's exhausting: when you're doing two or three things simultaneously, you use more energy than the sum of energy required to do each task independently. You're also cheating yourself because your're not doing anything excellently. You're compromising your virtuosity. In the words of T. S. Elliot, you're 'distracted from distractions by distractions'.”

Two Use Three Energy Tasks Compromise Irony Cheating Distraction Distracted Three Things Exhausting Multitasking Virtuosity Cheating Yourself

Book:The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life

Source: The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life

“The air is like a draught of wine. The undertaker cleans his sign, The Hull express goes off the line, When it's raspberry time in Runcorn.”

Lines Air Wine Draught Undertaker Hull Raspberries

Author:Noel Coward

“Good wine needs no bush.”

Needs Wine Good Wine

Author:William Shakespeare

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