“Once as I sat painting, I became aware of a man's face hovering near me, moving closer and closer to the panel I was working on. When he spoke he said, 'That is a fantastic brush!” MenSaidFacesMovingAudiencePaintingFantasticSatSpokesBrushesHoveringMoving Closer Author:Robert Genn
“Just work. Don't wait. Everybody's waiting until they have the perfect idea to start working. Even if you have an inkling of what you want to do, start moving towards it. And it's going to flesh itself out through the process of moving towards the goal. And by the time you get to where you're going to be, it's not going to look anything like it did when you sat on the couch thinking about it. And if you wait until it's perfect in your head before you get of the couch and start working on it, that's never going to happen.” IfsThinkingWantLooksIdeasHappensMovingWaitingProcessGoalPerfectWhat You WantFleshSatCouches Author:Brandon Stanton
“In the deep jungles of Africa, a traveler was making a long trek. Coolies had been engaged from a tribe to carry the loads. The first day they marched rapidly and went far. The traveler had high hopes of a speedy journey. But the second morning these jungle tribesmen refused to move. For some strange reason they just sat and rested. On inquiry as to the reason for this strange behavior, the traveler was informed that they had gone too fast the first day, and that they were now waiting for their souls to catch up with their bodies.” FirstsLongSoulReasonBodyMovingWaitingMorningGoneJourneyStrangeBehaviorSatEngagedLoadTravelerTribesInquiryJungle Author:Lettie Cowman
“Everything was leveled, there were no extremes of joy or sorrow any more but only habit, routine, ancient family names and rites and customs, slow careful old people moving cautiously around furniture that had sat in the same positions for fifty years.” PeopleYearsMovingJoyNamesPositionHabitSorrowAncientCarefulExtremesSatFiftyCustomsRoutineOld PeopleFurnitureRiteFamily Name Book:Anne Tyler: a new collection : three complete novels Source: Anne Tyler: a new collection : three complete novels