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“I'm here to tell you, there ain't much forgiveness in that old-time religion. That particular savior was a mean son of a bitch. If you sinned, honey, he was going to get you, no doubt about it.”

Book:Ava: My Story

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Ava: My Story

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Ava Gardner

Ava Gardner was an American actress renowned for her striking beauty and charismatic performances. She gained fame in the 1940s and 1950s, starring in a series of classic films. Gardner was often cast in romantic leads, and her screen presence was both captivating and enigmatic. Despite her success, she faced personal challenges and was known for her tumultuous relationships. Gardner's career spanned over four decades, leaving a lasting impact on the film industry. more

“[...] a familiar art historical narrative [...] celebrates the triumph of the expressive individual over the collective, of innovation over tradition, and autonomy over interdependence. [...] In fact, a common trope within the modernist tradition of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries involved the attempt to reconstruct or recover the lost ideal of an art that is integrated with, rather than alienated from, the social. By and large, however, the dominant model of avant-garde art during the modern period assumes that shared or collective values and systems of meaning are necessarily repressive and incapable of generating new insight or grounding creative praxis.”

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Book:The One and the Many: Contemporary Collaborative Art in a Global Context

Source: The One and the Many: Contemporary Collaborative Art in a Global Context

“And that, I guessed, was the aim of the Lord Chamberlain's Men: to serve up rich helpings of life to their audiences, to introduce them to people they would never otherwise meet, to stretch their minds and heart to fill a greater world.”

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Book:The Playmaker

Source: The Playmaker

“Some part of me knew that I could play this part well, or better than well. But I was almost afraid to play it. The line between stage and life was so fragile here that I felt a risk of losing myself somehow.”

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Author:J. B. Cheaney

“I sat there and my love to him poured out more and more, and, lo, he flew down to a stump, and then to my knee. I knew beyond a shadow of doubt that the important thing is the love that goes out from oneself.”