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The British novelist and critic D. H. Lawrence, who lived in northern New Mexico for two years, conceptualized the US origin myth, invoking Cooper’s frontiersman character Deerslayer: “You have there the myth of the essential white America.
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“Do not weep. Do not wax indignant. Understand.”
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“All men are loyal, but their objects of allegiance are at best approximate.”
― The Sot-Weed Factor
― The Sot-Weed Factor
“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few”
― Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
― Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
“The more clearly you understand yourself and your emotions, the more you become a lover of what is.”
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“In art as in lovemaking, heartfelt ineptitude has its appeal and so does heartless skill, but what you want is passionate virtuosity.”
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