“If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.”
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“A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light.”
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“I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself.”
― Point Counter Point
― Point Counter Point
“Biology gives you a brain. Life turns it into a mind.”
― Middlesex
― Middlesex
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