“Conceptions are artificial. Perceptions are essential.”— Wallace Stevens Related Quotes “If you love beauty, it’s because beauty lives within you. If you love art, it’s because you are creative. If it wakes up your heart, a receptor for it already exists within you. Your soul is drawn to the things that will help you unfold your most glorious expression. Give in. ? Cynthia Occelli”— Cynthia Occelli “When we learn to respond to disappointments with acceptance, we give ourselves the space to realize that all our experiences—good and bad alike—are opportunities to learn and grow.”— Sharon Salzberg “…the dead, being wiser than the living, know freedom is always better than revenge.”— Michael G. Williams