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Humility is a necessary veil to all other graces. ↗

— William Gurnall

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Mercy should make us ashamed, wrath afraid to sin. ↗

— William Gurnall

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Never was a faithful prayer lost. Some prayers have a longer voyage than others, but then they return with their richer lading at last, so that the praying soul is a gainer by waiting for an answer. ↗

— William Gurnall

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Look at any inspired painting. It's like a gong sounding; it puts you in a state of reverberation. ↗

— Philip Guston

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Usually I am on a work for a long stretch, until a moment arrives when the air of the arbitrary vanishes, and the paint falls into positions that feel destined. ↗

— Philip Guston

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To paint is a possessing rather than a picturing. ↗

— Philip Guston

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I write because something inner and unconscious forces me to. That is the first compulsion. The second is one of ethical and moral duty. I feel responsible to tell stories that inspire readers to consider more deeply who they are. ↗

— David Guterson

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What some people interpret as brooding melancholy is serenity. I don't feel required to grasp all the time. ↗

— David Guterson

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Don Quixote is one that comes to mind in comparison to mine, in that they both involve journeys undertaken by older men. That is unusual, because generally the hero of a journey story is very young. ↗

— David Guterson

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I'm sure if you dig deep, Joe and Ralph Fiennes do it because they want to be noticed. ↗

— Steve Guttenberg

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