5 Quotes by Edmund Snow Carpenter


  • Author Edmund Snow Carpenter
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    No word meaning “art” occurs in Aivilik, nor does “artist”: there are only people. Nor is any distinction made between utilitarian and decorative objects. The Aivilik say simply, “A man should do all things properly.”

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  • Author Edmund Snow Carpenter
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    History is full of delightful reversals, where the opposite of what one predicts comes true.

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    If somebody doesn’t like you, there’s nothing you can do to make that person like you.

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