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Faces Quotes - Page 119

If we pretend to respect the artist at all we must allow him his freedom of choice , in the face, in particular cases, of innumerable presumptions that the choice will not fructify.

Henry James, William Veeder, Susan M. Griffin (1986). “The Art of Criticism: Henry James on the Theory and the Practice of Fiction”, p.175, University of Chicago Press

If some are prosecuted for abusing children, others deserve to be prosecuted for maltreating the face of nature committed to their care.

Henry David Thoreau, Carol Spenard LaRusso (2012). “The Green Thoreau: America's First Environmentalist on Technology, Possessions, Livelihood, and More”, p.24, New World Library

I was forced to enter the basement of my soul and look directly at what was hidden there, and to choose, in the face of it all, not death but life.

Henri Nouwen (2010). “The Inner Voice of Love: A Journey Through Anguish to Freedom”, p.17, Image

The reason it's so painful when someone disappears is you have to face the fact that the person you loved had probably left you a long time before he grabbed his coat and scrammed.

Greg Behrendt, Liz Tuccillo (2009). “He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys”, p.113, Simon and Schuster