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Good can imagine Evil; but Evil cannot imagine Good. ”
The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar and is shocked by the unexpected; the eye, on the other hand, tends to be impatient, craves the novel and is bored by repetition. ”
Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly remembered. ”
Of all possible subjects, travel is the most difficult for an artist, as it is the easiest for a journalist. ”
No human being is innocent, but there is a class of innocent human actions called Games. ”
When I was a boy, I'd hide under the kitchen table and wind string around the chairs. I have a sense now that I am pulling on those threads. The more I pull, the more it comes unraveled. ”
It must be extremely uncomfortable to live with a writer - all that preoccupation and brooding. ”
Photography is a small voice, at best, but sometimes one photograph, or a group of them, can lure our sense of awareness. ”
In Japan, a company worker's position is secure. He is retrained for another job if his present job is eliminated by productivity improvement. ”
Quality is pride of workmanship. ”