Quote by Lawrence Durrell
For us artists there waits the joyous compromise through art with

For us artists there waits the joyous compromise through art with all that wounded or defeated us in daily life in this way, not to evade destiny, as the ordinary people try to do, but to fulfil it in its true potential – the imagination. – Lawrence Durrell

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I had become, with the approach of night, once more aware of loneliness and time – those two companions without whom no journey can yield us anything. – Lawrence Durrell

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The worlds I paint leave a lot to engage the imagination by hinting at what lies beyond the four edges of the painting. I think getting beyond the four edges of an opportunity or challenge is one of the basic skills you need in business. – Thomas Kinkade

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I am better able to imagine hell than heaven it is my inheritance, I suppose. – Elinor Wylie

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Ive got research, I have my own life experience I can apply, and I have my imagination. – Chris Cooper

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There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds. – G.K. Chesterton

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