Perceiving Function

Famous quotes containing the words perceiving and/or function:

    “Look
    There he is now, look:
    There is no interrogation in his eyes
    Or in the hands, quiet over the horse’s neck,
    And the eyes watchful, waiting, perceiving indifferent.
    O hidden under the dover’s wing, hidden in the turtle’s breast....”
    —T.S. (Thomas Stearns)

    “The more books we read, the clearer it becomes that the true function of a writer is to produce a masterpiece and that no other task is of any consequence.”
    —Cyril Connolly (1903–1974)