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“Real art is illumination, it adds stature to life.”
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“Freedom of thought is best promoted by the gradual illumination of men’s minds which follows from the advance of science.”
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“Pilgrimages of mind or walking meditation - bringing moments of illumination in which the sense of relationship to the rest of existence suddenly stands out with startling and unexpected clarity.”
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“We all have a tendency to use research as a drunkard uses a lamppost - for support, but not for illumination”
Source : "The Unpublished David Ogilvy".
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“I think one of the defining moments of adulthood is the realization that nobody's going to take care of you. That you have to do the heavy lifting while you're here. And when you don't, well, you suffer the consequences.”
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“The sight or sound of perfect things causes a certain suffering.”
Source : Adrienne Monnier (1976). “The Very Rich Hours of Adrienne Monnier”
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“To me a book is a message from the gods to mankind; or, if not, should never be published at all.”
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“It's funny how the littlest things can make you feel larger than life; the right lyric, the most heartfelt melody, the clearest message. Love.”
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“Every evil screams only one message: 'I am good.'”
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“A good message will always find a messenger.”
Source : Amelia Barr (2017). “All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography”, p.136, Litres
