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“Never do but one thing at a time, and never put off till to-morrow what you can do today.”

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Lope de Vega, a renowned Spanish playwright, is often hailed as the father of Spanish drama. Born on November 25, 1562, and died on August 27, 1635, Vega's extensive body of work, numbering over 400 plays, has had a profound impact on the development of drama both in Spain and around the world. more

“Rentals sank, living rose. I could not afford help. I must be owner, agent, landlady and janitor. I loathed landladying... I tried in every way to augment my income. Small fruit, hens, rabbits, dogs - pottery... I never painted now - had neither time nor wanting. For about fifteen years I did not paint.”

Way Years Helping Dog Rose Fruit Paint Income Agents Owners Fifteen Rabbits Fifteen Years Hens Pottery Janitor

Author:Emily Carr

“How badly I want that nameless thing! First there must be an idea, a feeling... Maybe it was an abstract idea that you've got to find a symbol for, or maybe it was a concrete form that you have to simplify or distort to meet your ends, but that starting point must pervade the whole.”

Want Firsts Ideas Ends Whole Feelings Form Desire Starting Symbols Abstract Concrete Simplify Starting Point Nameless

Author:Emily Carr

“My mountain is dead. As soon as she has dried, I'll bury her under a decent layer of white paint. But I haven't done with the old lady; far from it!”

Done White Havens Mountain Determination Paint Decent Layers Old Lady

Book:Hundreds and Thousands: The Journals of Emily Carr

Source: Hundreds and Thousands: The Journals of Emily Carr

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