Salvador Dali – Rose Meditative (1958)
On toiling:
“Baba, you cannot practise art on an empty stomach – let me first make enough money from the lighter forms, then I’ll be able to devote myself to classical,” says Shyamji.
– Amit Chaudhuri; The Immortals
On living:
The only dream worth having, I told her, is to dream that you will live while you’re alive and die only when you’re dead… …To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all, to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never, to forget.
– Arundhati Roy; The End of Imagination
On love:
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.
– 1 John 4:18
He is love.
