[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f_CJ5TKVeB9R4UMc1HXwvG-uWzRENe6MMTHjAI8XPa1Y":3,"$fBvqR2Flr3aZ0Eq2T9HIcQzxIGBVlLuilKztWv4MS_aA":12},{"author":4,"tags":11},{"author_id":5,"author_name":6,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"bio":9,"short_bio":9,"slug":10,"image_url":9},8372,"Patrick White","P",63,null,"patrick-white",[],{"quotes":13,"pagination":78},[14,22,28,35,41,47,53,59,65,71],{"id":15,"quote_text":16,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":19,"source":20,"quote_tag":21,"commentary":9},3333169,"Human behavior is a series of lunges, of which, it is sometimes sensed, the direction is inevitable.",6,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":23,"quote_text":24,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":25,"source":26,"quote_tag":27,"commentary":9},3333166,"As it is I’m a dated novelist, whom hardly anybody reads, or if they do, most of them don’t understand what I am on about. Certainly I wish I had never written Voss, which is going to be everybody’s albatross.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":29,"quote_text":30,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":31,"source":32,"quote_tag":33,"commentary":34},3333157,"The worst thing about love between human beings is that when you are prepared to love them they don’t want it; when they do its you who can’t bear the idea.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nThis poignant quote is a reflection of Patrick White's experiences with love and relationships, which were often tumultuous and intense. As a biographer, I would place this sentiment in the context of his later years, particularly his relationship with Manoly Lascaris, where he grappled with feelings of possessiveness and jealousy.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nWhite is not simply lamenting the complexities of love but rather highlighting the inherent paradox of intimacy. He's pointing out that when we are emotionally available to others, they may not reciprocate our desire for connection, and conversely, when they do show interest, our own emotional readiness can falter.\n\n**How to Use This**\nTo apply this mindset in your own life, recognize that the pursuit of meaningful relationships requires a delicate balance between emotional availability and receptivity. When navigating close bonds, acknowledge that the timing and readiness of both parties may be out of sync, allowing you to approach these situations with greater empathy and self-awareness.",{"id":36,"quote_text":37,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":38,"source":39,"quote_tag":40,"commentary":9},3333151,"Reason finally holds a gun at its head – and does not always miss.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":42,"quote_text":43,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":44,"source":45,"quote_tag":46,"commentary":9},3333149,"Two people do not lose themselves at the identical moment, or else they might find each other, and be saved. It is not as simple as that.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":48,"quote_text":49,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":50,"source":51,"quote_tag":52,"commentary":9},3333143,"There are moments when the eyes flow into each other. Then the souls are wrapped around each other across a distance.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":54,"quote_text":55,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":56,"source":57,"quote_tag":58,"commentary":9},3333116,"If I have not lost my mind I can sometimes hear it preparing to defect.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":60,"quote_text":61,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":62,"source":63,"quote_tag":64,"commentary":9},3333108,"It was Sunday, and Mumma had gone next door with Lena and the little ones. Under the pepper tree in the yard Pa was sorting, counting, the empty bottles he would sell back: the bottles going clink clink as Pa stuck them in the sack. The fowls were fluffing in the dust and sun: that crook-neck white pullet Mumma said she would hit on the head if only she had the courage to; but she hadn’t.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":66,"quote_text":67,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":68,"source":69,"quote_tag":70,"commentary":9},3333099,"In general,′ Voss replied, ’it is necessary to communicate without knowledge of the language.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":72,"quote_text":73,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":74,"source":75,"quote_tag":76,"commentary":77},3333095,"They walked on rather aimlessly. He hoped she wouldn’t notice he was touched, because he wouldn’t have known how to explain why. Here lay the great discrepancy between aesthetic truth and sleazy reality.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nThis poignant passage is likely from Patrick White's novel \"Voss\" (1957), a work that explores the intersection of art and reality through the protagonist's turbulent relationship with Laura Trevelyan. Set against the backdrop of Australia in the 19th century, the novel delves into themes of identity, creativity, and the human condition.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nThe quote reveals a profound tension between the \"aesthetic truth\" – the idealized, beautiful reality that art strives to capture – and the \"sleazy reality\" – the mundane, often ugly aspects of life. White's words suggest that true artistic expression must confront this discrepancy, rather than shying away from it.\n\n**How to Use This**\nTo tap into this insight, modern creatives can employ a strategy called \"emotional excavation,\" where they intentionally seek out and grapple with the messy, unsavory aspects of their subject matter. By doing so, they may uncover new depths of meaning and authenticity in their work, rather than resorting to superficial or idealized portrayals.",{"currentPage":79,"totalPages":80,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":81},1,7,10]