Famous quotes containing the words real and/or presence:
“To the real artist in humanity, what are called bad manners are often the most picturesque and significant of all.”
—Walt Whitman (1819–1892)
“When the whole world is writing letters, it’s easy to lap into the quiet within, tell the story of an hour, keep alive the narrating inner life. To be alone in the presence of one’s thought is not a value, only a common practice.”
—Vivian Gornick (b. 1935)