Quote by Boris Pasternak
Literature is the art of discovering something extraordinary about

Literature is the art of discovering something extraordinary about ordinary people, and saying with ordinary words something extraordinary. – Boris Pasternak

Other quotes by Boris Pasternak

You fall into my arms. You are the good gift of destructions path, When life sickens more than disease. And boldness is the root of beauty. Which draws us together. – Boris Pasternak

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Beauty
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I come here to speak poetry. It will always be in the grass. It will also be necessary to bend down to hear it. It will always be too simple to be discussed in assemblies. – Boris Pasternak

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Poetry
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The beginning of a friendship, the fact that two people out of the thousands around them can meet and connect and become friends, seems like a kind of magic to me. But maintaining a friendship requires work. I dont mean that as a bad thing. Good art requires work as well. – Charles de Lint

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Art

An art whose medium is language will always show a high degree of critical creativeness, for speech is itself a critique of life: it names, it characterizes, it passes judgment, in that it creates. – Thomas Mann

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Art

The art of living well and the art of dying well are one. – Epicurus

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Art

Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better. – André Gide

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Art

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Part of the beauty of the show in a way is that hes not perfect, but you can always count on him to do the right thing in a pinch. Thats why he inspires people and inspires me. – Stephen Collins

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A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes. – Charles Spurgeon

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Travel

I run because its my passion, and not just a sport. Every time I walk out the door, I know why Im going where Im going and Im already focused on that special place where I find my peace and solitude. Running, to me, is more than just a physical exercise… its a consistent reward for victory! – Sasha Azevedo

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Sports

Art is the colors and textures of your imagination. – Meghan, Los Cerros Middle School, 1999

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