All art really does is keep you focused on questions of humanity, and it really is about how do we get on with our maker.
David BowieRead
I'll paint you moments of gold, I'll spin you Valentine evenings.
Interpretation
The quote expresses a desire to create beautiful and meaningful experiences for a loved one.
In this quote, David Bowie conveys a deep affection through the imagery of creating precious moments ('moments of gold') and romantic evenings. It suggests the idea of crafting meaningful memories and showcasing love through special, vibrant experiences, illustrating the emotional depth often present in close relationships.
In practice
This quote could be used in a wedding speech to emphasize the importance of creating memorable experiences together.
All art really does is keep you focused on questions of humanity, and it really is about how do we get on with our maker.
I guess, taking away all the theatrics or the costuming and the outer layers of what I do, I'm a writer... I write.
I always had a repulsive need to be something more than human.
Nothing prepared me for your smile
But I've got to think of myself as the luckiest guy. Robert Johnson only had one album's worth of work as his legacy. That's all that life allowed him.
I'm an early riser. I get up between five and six, have coffee, and read for a couple of hours before everyone else gets up.
If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you.
and he said her name to fill the space of five years.
It's total bullshit," he said. "The whole thing. Eighty percent survival rate and he's in the twenty percent? Bullshit. He was such a bright kid. It's bullshit. I hate it. But it was sure a privilege to love him, huh?
Paying attention is the most basic and profound expression of love.
Love alone is capable of uniting living beings in such a way as to complete and fulfill them, for it alone takes them and joins them by what is deepest in themselves. All we need is to imagine our ability to love developing until it embraces the totality of men and the earth.
There are moments of mingled sorrow and tenderness, which hallow the caresses of affection.
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