The Past, being in the mode of memory, is closed, inalienable, and irreparable.

We have no physical model of this endless rhythm of individuation and involvement, we do have its image in the world of art, most purely in dance.

A signal is comprehended if it serves to make us notice the object or situation it bespeaks. A symbol is understood when we conceive the idea it presents.

The seeds of civilization are in every culture, but it is city life that brings them to fruition.

common sense is a very tricky instrument; it is as deceptive as it is indispensable.

Art is the objectification of feeling, and the subjectification of nature.

It is significant that people who refuse to tell their children fairytales do not fear that the children will believe in princes and princesses, but that they will believe in witches and bogeys.