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“Prose is like a window; fiction is like a door. But it is not uncommon that he who should come in through the door jumps in through the window.”

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Mu Xin

Mu Xin was a renowned Chinese author born in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province in 1927. His works are known for their unique literary style and profound social insight, which have had a profound impact on modern Chinese literature. more

“I take two walks up hills each day, and bike ride each morning. I also have an exercise bike to increase my heart rate. My wife and I have been going to a personal trainer for weights and balance twice a week for 10 years. My balance has improved tremendously and the weights decrease my age. I only feel 52, not 82.”

Feels Years Heart Has Beens Two Age Walks Morning Wife Week Balance My Heart Exercise Weight Increase Aging Rate My Wife Hills Each Day Bike Decrease Trainers Heart Rate

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“When you get to be my age, you begin to count how many Mays you have left - the best time of year for flowers and birds in North America.”

Years Age America Left Flower Bird Aging Best Times North America

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“When you're in a band and there's five of you, you have to accommodate five people in every song.”

People Song Five Band Accommodate

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“I got serious about painting at 12, when most people give up.”

People Giving Painting Serious Giving Up Ambition

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“Children don't play outside enough. For hundreds of thousands of years young people spent time outside - until 15 years ago.”

People Years Children Enough Play Young Years Ago

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“In art and science we are now in a delta, at the end of the long flow of progress. In a delta there is no clear direction but there may be many choices. The best we can do is to enjoy the choices that we have and to be genuinely and creatively eclectic.”

May Long Art Ends Choices Enjoy Can Do Clear Progress Flow Art And Science Eclectic Delta Clear Direction

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“My art collection is dominated by tribal art from Nigeria where I taught school, from New Guinea where we've travelled, and by Canadian Haida pieces. My own art is either on exhibition or owned by other people!”

People Art School My Own Pieces Taught Art Is Collections Collectors Nigeria Exhibitions Guinea

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“I can't conceive of anything being more varied and rich and handsome than the planet Earth. And its crowning beauty is the natural world. I want to soak it up, to understand it as well as I can, and to absorb it. And then I'd like to put it together and express it in my paintings. This is the way I want to dedicate my work.”

World Way Want Wells I Can Earth Together Natural Rich Painting Planets Handsome Natural World Planet Earth

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