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Mary Beth Seefelt
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“I always think that the best way to know God is to love many things.”
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“I opened my door
and many, many crowded to come in
I therefore pushed back
the walls of my room
to welcome all my guests
And the room became the home
of my friends
and my room became the world.”
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and many, many crowded to come in
I therefore pushed back
the walls of my room
to welcome all my guests
And the room became the home
of my friends
and my room became the world.”
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“Art is not a mirror held up to reality
but a hammer with which to shape it.”
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but a hammer with which to shape it.”
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“All important things in art have always originated from the deepest feeling about the mystery of Being.”
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“I think joy and sweetness and affection are a spiritual path. We're here to know God, to love and serve God, and to be blown away by the beauty and miracle of nature. You just have to get rid of so much baggage to be light enough to dance, to sing, to play. You don't have time to carry grudges; you don't have time to cling to the need to be right.”
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