“Readiness to answer all questions is the infallible sign of stupidity.” — Art of Quotation

Readiness to answer all questions is the infallible sign of stupidity. Saul Bellow, writer, book quote from Herzog

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In Memory: “Max, you have been the first and the best Stradivarius that I have ever had in my hands.” — Art of Quotation

Max, you have been the first and the best Stradivarius that I have ever had in my hands Ingmar Bergman, director, commenting on working with actor Max von Sydow (1929-2020)

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“Knowledge is no guarantee of good behavior, but ignorance is a virtual guarantee of bad behavior.” — Art of Quotation

Knowledge is no guarantee of good behavior, but ignorance is a virtual guarantee of bad behavior. Martha C. Nussbaum, author, book quote from “Not for Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities”, p.81, Princeton University Press

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“ …we are signing up for male rule into perpetuity.” — Art of Quotation

But this urge — to demand perfection from women in the face of ever-changing requirements and with absolutely no model for what a “perfect” political woman might look like, and then to put imperfect women out to pasture once we don’t see any route for them to accomplish what we want — is one of […]

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“Art requires freedom … in dictatorships there is no art, not even bad art.” — Art of Quotation

“Art requires freedom … in dictatorships there is no art, not even bad art.” Gerhard Richter, painter

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Who Decides Who Decides? — BTW Magnet Creative Writing

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Poetry has been a powerful and mysterious force throughout history. It has sparked controversy, changed lives, and molded the world with writing. Its manner of self-expression comes in many forms and has been through many changes. However, there have always been standards for what is and is not acceptable for poetry. Critics decide what can […]

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NOVEL Transcript Reading of Trapped in a World of Silence, by Deborah Harris — Novel Writing Festival

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BUY on Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/Trapped-World-Silence-Harris-Deborah-ebook/dp/B003TSEJUW Performed by Hannah Ehman Deborah L. Harris takes us on a personal journey in living with Autism from the moment her son is diagnosed at the age of four up until his present age of eighteen. Deborah shares the struggles that she encountered with the developmental disorder that eventually destroyed her […]

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NOVEL Transcript Reading of Winter’s Captive, by June V. Bourgo — Novel Writing Festival

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BUY on Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/Winters-Captive-Georgia-Book-1-ebook/dp/B077TGGYR6 Performed by Hannah Ehman Recently separated from her cheating husband and unaware of a budding pregnancy, Georgia Charles is on her way to Yukon to visit a childhood friend. After she’s attacked by unknown men, Georgia’s trip becomes a fight for survival. Escaping to the wild, she seeks shelter in an […]

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The Freedom to Write Whatever, Wherever is What You Need — A Writer’s Path — Novel Writing Festival

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by Laura Peters Writing is more than just a passion for some people. For them, it is their career, it is their whole life, and it is something that they are attached to in more ways than one. Although, for some, it is just something that they do to make themselves feel better, […] via The […]

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Let’s celebrate International Women’s Day — Middle East Monitor

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For the first time since the invasion and occupation of Iraq in 2003, women in the country are celebrating International Women’s Day, in a way that is reminiscent of the celebrations that their own mothers and grandmothers might have witnessed. Finally, after an absence that was intended to last, women have returned to participating in […]

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