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Quote by Victor Turner

“The attributes of liminality are necessarily ambiguous... Liminal entities are neither here nor there; they are betwixt and between the positions assigned and arrayed by law, custom, convention and ceremonial.”

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Victor Turner

Victor Turner was a prominent sociologist and anthropologist known for his influential work on rituals, symbols, and religious phenomena. His research focused on the role of rituals in individuals and societies, and he introduced significant concepts such as the 'ritual process' and 'symbolic anthropology'. more

“Living is already having been born, in a condition we have not chosen, a situation in which we find ourselves, a quarter of the universe in which we may feel we have been thrown and are wandering, lost. And yet it is against this background that we can begin, that is to say, give a new course to things.”

Giving Feels May Has Beens Universe Courses Lost Born Situation Conditions Backgrounds Chosen Wander Thrown Quarters

Author:Paul Ricoeur

“My goal is to create a book where the entire book-text, pictures, shape of book-work together to create the theme. The placement of images and text on the page is crucial for me.”

Book Together Goal Shapes Pages Theme Working Together Crucial Placement

Author:Chris Raschka

“While it is true that commercial art is always in danger of ending up as a prostitute, it is equally true that noncommercial art is always in danger of ending up as an old maid.”

Art Danger Art Is Maids Commercial Art Old Maids

Book:Three Essays on Style

Source: Three Essays on Style

“A life without glitter is no life at all.”

Glitter