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Quote by Jonathan Franzen

“Brooklyn was like Philadelphia made better by its proximity to Manhattan.”

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American contemporary novelist, known for his profound social insight and unique literary style. His works include 'The Corrections' and 'Freedom'. more

“A person who undertakes to grow a garden at home, by practices that will preserve rather than exploit the economy of the soil, has his mind precisely against what is wrong with us... What I am saying is that if we apply our minds directly and competently to the needs of the earth, then we will have begun to make fundamental and necessary changes in our minds. We will begin to understand and to mistrust and to change our wasteful economy, which markets not just the produce of earth, but also the earth's ability to produce.”

Ifs Needs Mind Persons Home Earth Grows Ability Practice Economy Produce Garden Fundamentals Preserves Soil Exploits Mistrust Necessary Change

Author:Wendell Berry

“Early in my career...I had to choose between an honest arrogance and a hypercritical humility... I deliberately choose an honest arrogance, and I've never been sorry.”

Careers Honest Honesty Humility Sorry Arrogance Arrogant People

Author:Frank Lloyd Wright

“Because by now Elinor had understood this, too: A longing for books was nothing compared with what you could feel for human beings. The books told you about that feeling. The books spoke of love, and it was wonderful to listen to them, but they were no substitute for love itself. They couldn't kiss her like Meggie, they couldn't hug her like Resa, they couldn't laugh like Mortimer. Poor books, poor Elinor.”

Feels Humans Book Feelings Human Beings Poor Laughing Wonderful Kissing Understood Longing Spokes Substitutes Hug

Book:Inkdeath

Source: Inkdeath

“Do you ever wonder if what you look at is the same thing everyone else is seeing?' He went even stiller at her side. 'Sometimes I'm sure it isn't the same...but that's not so bad is it? Seeing the world in a different way?' Creative vision creates art' he motioned around the gallery 'that shows the rest of the world a new angle. That's a beautiful thing.”

Ifs World Way Looks Art Different Sometimes Shows Beautiful Sides Wonder Vision Creative Seeing Different Ways Beautiful Things Angle Gallery Seeing The World Creative Vision

Author:Melissa Marr

“The most solid comfort one can fall back upon is the thought that the business of one's life is to help in some small way to reduce the sum of ignorance, degradation and misery on the face of this beautiful earth.”

Way Helping Action Earth Beautiful Faces Life Is Fall Compassion Ignorance Comfort Misery Degradation Fall Back Beautiful Earth

Book:George Eliot's Life, Complete: Top Novelist Focus

Source: George Eliot's Life, Complete: Top Novelist Focus

“Art is the most effective mode of communications that exists.”

Art Communication Art Is

Book:The Later Works, 1925-1953

Source: The Later Works, 1925-1953

“We did make use, from time to time, of candles, neckties, scarves, shoelaces, a little water-color paintbrush, her hairbrush, butter, whipped cream, strawberry jam, Johnson’s Baby Oil, my Swedish hand vibrator, a fascinating bead necklace she had, miscellaneous common household items, and every molecule of flesh that was exposed to air or could be located with strenuous search.”

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