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[life is too short]

"...i expect to pass through this world but once... any good, therefore, that i can do or any kindness i can show to any fellow creature... let me do it now... let me not defer or neglect it for i shall not pass this way again..."

[decisions]

'so do i,' said gandalf, and so do all who live to see such times. but that is not for them to decide. all we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.

-- gandalf,

j.r.r. tolkien,

fellowship of the ring, second chapter,

"the shadow of the past",

just after the elvish writing and poem that describes the one ring.

[memories]

"...my mother used to say, always build good memories..."

[on being an artist]

In many ways, the work of a critic is easy. We risk very little yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their work and their selves to our judgment. We thrive on negative criticism, which is fun to write and to read. But the bitter truth we critics must face, is that in the grand scheme of things, the average piece of junk is more meaningful than our criticism designating it so. But there are times when a critic truly risks something, and that is in the discovery and defense of the new. The world is often unkind to new talent, new creations, the new needs friends. Last night, I experienced something new, an extraordinary meal from a singularly unexpected source. To say that both the meal and its maker have challenged my preconceptions about fine cooking is a gross understatement. They have rocked me to my core. In the past, I have made no secret of my disdain for Chef Gusteau's famous motto: Anyone can cook. But I realize, only now do I truly understand what he meant. Not everyone can become a great artist, but a great artist can come from anywhere. It is difficult to imagine more humble origins than those of the genius now cooking at Gusteau's, who is, in this critic's opinion, nothing less than the finest chef in France. I will be returning to Gusteau's soon, hungry for more.

--Anton Ego, Ratatoiulle (2007)

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