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" Courtesy is a silver lining around the dark clouds of civilization; it is the best part of refinement and in many ways, an art of heroic beauty in the vast gallery of man's cruelty and baseness. "

Bryant H. McGill

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" The sculptor produces the beautiful statue by chipping away such parts of the marble block as are not needed - it is a process of elimination. "

" Food is art and science. So, you take something out, you have to work with the recipe to make sure that you're providing delicious food with cleaner labels. "

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" The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of letters, is simplicity. "

" When you are not free, you are not creating; you are being created. "

" An artist never really finishes his work, he merely abandons it. "

" Art is one thing that can go on mattering once it has stopped hurting. "

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" The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls. "

" Self-made men often worship their creator. "

" In art, the obvious is a sin. "

" Art, whatever form it takes, requires hard work, craftsmanship and creativity. As a writer, I know my grammar, cadence, the music of prose, and the art of the narrative. "

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