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“A man of genuine literary genius, since he possesses a temperament whose susceptibilities are of wider area than those of any other, is inevitably of all people the one most variously affected by his surroundings. And it is he, in consequence, who of all people most faithfully and compactly exhibits the impress of his times and his times' tendencies, not merely in his writings where it conceivably might be just predetermined affectation but in his personality.”

People Men Writing Might Personality Genius Consequence Areas Genuine Tendencies Affected Impress Surroundings Temperament Exhibits Predetermined Susceptibility

Book:The Essential James Branch Cabell Collection

Source: The Essential James Branch Cabell Collection

“Domesticity is essentially drama, for drama is conflict, and the home compels conflict by its concentration of active personalities in a small area. The real objection to domesticity is that it is too exciting.”

Real Home Personality Drama Conflict Areas Exciting Active Concentration Objections Housework Domesticity

Book:The young Rebecca: writings of Rebecca West, 1911-17

Source: The young Rebecca: writings of Rebecca West, 1911-17

“When the excessively shy force themselves to be forward, they are frequently surprisingly unsubtle and overdirect and even rude: they have entered an extreme region beyond their normal personality, an area of social crime where gradations don't count; unavailable to them are the instincts and taboos that booming extroverts, who know the territory of self-advancement far better, can rely on.”

Knows Self Force Social Crime Personality Normal Areas Instinct Extremes Rely Regions Shy Territory Rude Advancement Taboo Shyness Extroverts

Book:U and I: A True Story

Source: U and I: A True Story

“I think that the photographer must completely control his picture and bring to it all his personality, and in this area most photographs never transcend being just snapshots. When a great photographer does infuse the snapshot with his personality and vision, it can be transformed into something truly moving and beautiful.”

Thinking Doe Beautiful Moving Vision Personality Areas Photographer Photograph Transformed Snapshots

Author:Duane Michals

“So, what I am learning to do is (to) learn each of their personalities - to study them, to learn how their natural bent is. Is it toward intellectualism. Is it toward athletics? Toward humor? Ministry? What makes each of them tick? And can I help them blossom in their areas of strength and win their hearts in doing so? So, that's one challenge in doing that.”

Heart Helping Winning Natural Challenges Study Personality Areas Ministry Bent Athletics Tick Intellectualism

Author:Alex Kendrick

“Well it's always been an interesting area for me. In referencing something I just reread from Dogen it says, "Enlightenment doesn't break the person anymore than the reflection breaks the water" and Suzuki in his commentary is saying you don't lose your personality once you acquire some sort of Buddhist understanding.”

Wells Persons Understanding Water Loses Interesting Break Personality Enlightenment Reflection Areas Buddhist Acquire Commentary Referencing

Author:Brad Warner