It Is The Function Of Art To Renew Our Perception. What We Are Familiar With We Cease To See. The Writer

“It is the function of art to renew our perception. What we are familiar with we cease to see. The writer shakes up the familiar scene, and, as if by magic, we see a new meaning in it.”

—Anais Nin

“Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought.”

—Henri Bergson

“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”

—J.K. Rowling

“There is nothing in philosophy which could not be said in everyday language.”

—Henri Bergson

“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”

—Anais Nin

“It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.”

—J.K. Rowling