“The person who appreciates a great work of art has the feeling that the work grows in him as he becomes involved in a prolonged capturing of emerging marginal meanings. He feels that he, too, is creative, that he himself is adding to his experience and understanding. Moreover, he wants to confront the work of art many times. He is not easily tired of it, as he would be had he read a purely logical statement. He realizes that the work of art does not merely transmit information; it produces pleasure.” WantFeelsPersonsDoeArtFeelingsWould BeGrowsUnderstandingRealizingPleasureCreativeInformationProduceInvolvedAppreciateTiredStatementsLogicalWorks Of ArtGreat WorkEmergingTransmit Book:Creativity: The Magic Synthesis Source: Creativity: The Magic Synthesis
“All our suffering is associated with this pre-occupation. All loss and gain, pleasure and pain arise because we identify so closely with this vague feeling of selfness that we have. We are so emotionally involved with and attached to this "self" that we take it for granted.” SelfFeelingsPainSufferingLossPleasureInvolvedGainsAriseGrantedOccupationVaguePain And Pleasure Author:Francisco Varela
“How are we to account for the strange human craving for the pleasure of feeling afraid which is so much involved in our love of ghost stories?” HumansStoriesFeelingsPleasureStrangeInvolvedAccountsGhostOur LoveCravingGhost Stories Book:Collected essays Source: Collected essays
“They [parents] can help the children work out schedules for homework, play, and television that minimize the conflicts involved inwhat to do first. They can offer moral support and encouragement to persist, to try again, to struggle for understanding and mastery. And they can share a child's pleasure in mastery and accomplishment. But they must not do the job for the children.” TryingFirstsChildrenPlayHelpingJobsParentUnderstandingPleasureMoralSupportStruggleShareTelevisionInvolvedOffersConflictEncouragementWork OutAccomplishmentMasteryPersistSchedulesHomeworkTry AgainSupport And EncouragementMoral Support Author:Dorothy H Cohen
“I'm in favor of any form of sexual relationship that gives pleasure to those involved. And I have never heard a convincing argument to the contrary.” GivingFormPleasureHeardInvolvedArgumentContraryFavorsConvincing Author:Gore Vidal