Quote by Octavio Paz
Art is an invention of aesthetics, which in turn is an invention o

Art is an invention of aesthetics, which in turn is an invention of philosophers… What we call art is a game. – Octavio Paz

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Literature is the expression of a feeling of deprivation, a recourse against a sense of something missing. But the contrary is also true: language is what makes us human. It is a recourse against the meaningless noise and silence of nature and history. – Octavio Paz

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History
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Love is an attempt at penetrating another being, but it can only succeed if the surrender is mutual. – Octavio Paz

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Love
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Solitude is the profoundest fact of the human condition. Man is the only being who knows he is alone. – Octavio Paz

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No one should drive a hard bargain with an artist. – Ludwig van Beethoven

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Id like to introduce someone who has just come into my life. Ive admired him for 35 years. Hes someone who represents integrity, honesty, art, and on top of that stuff Im actually sleeping with him. – Shirley MacLaine

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Things are beautiful if you love them. – Jean Anouilh

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If thou art a master, be sometimes blind if a servant, sometimes deaf. – Thomas Fuller

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Reformation, like education, is a journey, not a destination. – Mary Harris Jones

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In everything truth surpasses the imitation and copy. – Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Faith is the first step to understanding. Either its the Word of an infallible God, the fallible words of men, or faith in what you personally believe. Youve got to have faith in something. Believe me. – Ray Comfort

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And even if this world burns up hidden harps will still play here. – Rumi

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