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The greatest art belongs to the world. Do not be intimidated by the experts. Trust your instincts. Do not be afraid to go against what you were taught, or what you were told to see or believe. Every person, every set of

The greatest art belongs to the world. Do not be intimidated by the experts. Trust your instincts. Do not be afraid to go against what you were taught, or what you were told to see or believe. Every person, every set of eyes, has the right to the truth.

Blue Balliett
Art, Believe, Eye
Blue Balliett (2012). “Chasing Vermeer”, p.103, Scholastic Inc.

Passing time isn't a steady thing. People try to measure it, but some days seem to have years packed into them, and others pass in the blink of an eye. Some days matter, and others don't.

Blue Balliett
Eye, Years, People
Blue Balliett (2012). “The Calder Game”, p.205, Scholastic Inc.

You will come to agree with me.

Blue Balliett
Agree
Blue Balliett (2012). “Chasing Vermeer”, p.103, Scholastic Inc.

I love the way a list makes a big hodgepodge of things simmer down and behave.

Blue Balliett
Down And, Way, Lists
Blue Balliett (2012). “The Danger Box”, p.29, Scholastic Inc.

What was a foreigner, anyway? Is the place you're born the only place you really belong? At what point do you stop being from "away" and start being from "here"?

Blue Balliett
Born, Foreigners

Every book is a box of ideas.

Blue Balliett
Book, Ideas, Boxes
Blue Balliett (2012). “The Danger Box”, p.11, Scholastic Inc.

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