“Avoid distant views, paint objects close up. If the foreground is well done the distance will take care of itself.” IfsWellsDoneCareViewsObjectsDistancePaintTake CareWell DoneForeground Book:Charles Webster Hawthorne Source: Charles Webster Hawthorne
“Great drama, drama that may reach the alchemical level, must have dimension and its relevance will take care of itself. Writing about AIDS rather than the cocktail set, or possibly the fairy kingdom, will not guarantee importance. . . . The old comment that all periods of time are at an equal distance from eternity says much, and pondering on it will lead to alchemical theatre while relevance becomes old hat.” WritingMayCareLevelsPeriodsDramaEqualEternityImportanceDistanceTake CareTheatreAidsKingdomsFairyDimensionsGuaranteesHatsCommentRelevancePonderingCocktails Book:Happy Alchemy: On the Pleasures of Music and the Theatre Source: Happy Alchemy: On the Pleasures of Music and the Theatre
“Every mile marker can be met with some measure of trepidation, in a race or in life. Am I on target? Do I have what it takes to finish strong? Am I taking care to stay nourished so I can endure? Is my training proving to be sufficient? Am I prepared for the hills? It is impossible to fathom the full distance, so we make our way to the next mile marker, and the next, checking in with ourselves as we go.” WayI CanCareNextStrongRaceImpossibleMetsProveTrainingDistancePreparedEndureMilesHillsSufficientTargetFathomMarkersTrepidationFinish Strong Author:Kristin Armstrong
“I've noticed that, while I can't help but respect and sort of envy the moral nerve of people who truly do not care what others think of them, people like this also make me nervous, and I tend to do my admiring from a safe distance.” PeopleThinkingI CanHelpingCareMoralSafeDistanceEnvyNervousNervesAdmiring Author:David Foster