“Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.”
― A Room of One’s Own
― A Room of One’s Own
“One becomes a critic when one cannot be an artist, just as a man becomes a stool pigeon when he cannot be a soldier.”
― The Letters of Gustave Flaubert, 1857-1880
― The Letters of Gustave Flaubert, 1857-1880
“A simple life is not seeing how little we can get by with—that’s poverty—but how efficiently we can put first things first. . . . When you’re clear about your purpose and your priorities, you can painlessly discard whatever does not support these, whether it’s clutter in your cabinets or commitments on your calendar. (148)”
― Lit From Within: Tending Your Soul For Lifelong Beauty
― Lit From Within: Tending Your Soul For Lifelong Beauty
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