“We cannot create in a vacuum of isolation: we are helped along in the creative process by certain kinds of emotional support from others that help us to be at our best and to realize our full potentials.”
Psychologist Anne Paris, PhD.
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“Prudence and conservatism have not advanced our culture. It took the voices on the outskirts to make a noise that changed the world.
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