Paul

“I'm in the business of useless beauty," he says. "And I'm happy with that. "

"I don't think art needs an excuse to exist. We need beauty in our lives, so we don't go mad.”
― Tim Winton , Cloudstreet

“Perhaps all human effort is absurd. --pg112”
― Donald Horne, The Lucky Country

“Regional interests and loyalties are even stronger among Australians than among Americans - in that in social life they exist almost without challenge. Canberra is a poor thing compared to Washington and there is no great metropolis like New York that sets many of the nation's trends. There is no generally acknowledged central city where the important things are believed to happen and it seems better to be.”
― Donald Horne, The Lucky Country

“There lies before us, if we choose, continued progress in happiness, knowledge, and wisdom. Shall we, instead, choose death, because we cannot forget our quarrels? We appeal, as human beings, to human beings: Remember your humanity and forget the rest.” ~ Albert Einstein ~ In a letter co-written with philosopher Bertrand Russell in 1955, Einstein urged world leaders to abandon war and seek peace.”
― Albert Einstein