I'm holding a new contest, because I am very interested to see what people can come up with. The object is to take one of the following quotes and create something that exemplifies that quote somehow.

Rules:
->Must be a new deviation, not one you've already made.
->Must be all your own work. No "fan" art, using someone else characters, or stealing other's art styles. I don't want to see Sonic hedgehogs or blatant anime/manga style copying. I want to see what YOU can come up with.
->Can be any format aside from sculpture. I like sculpture, but it's just not what I'm looking for here.
->Needs to pertain to one of the selected quotes somehow. If I can't tell which quote it is, it's less likely to win.
->ut "Quotation Contest" in the comments box, as well as the quote you chose, and send me a note with the deviation.
->I am the judge, sorry folks, but I'm basically picking based on my own whims.
->Depending on how many entries I get, there may be a winner per quotation.
->The contest deadline is May 1st.


Prizes:
A feature on my journal, and a digital copy of a commissioned art piece.


Quotes:

"Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms." ~ George Eliot


"I think I should have no other mortal wants, if I could always have plenty of music. It seems to infuse strength into my limbs and ideas into my brain. Life seems to go on without effort, when I am filled with music." ~ George Eliot

"The world is like a ride in an amusement park. And when you choose to go on it you think it's real because that's how powerful our minds are. And the ride goes up and down and round and round. It has thrills and chills and it's very brightly coloured and it's very loud and it's fun, for a while. Some people have been on the ride for a long time and they begin to question: "Is this real, or is this just a ride?" And other people have remembered, and they come back to us, they say, "Hey, don't worry, don't be afraid, ever, because this is just a ride."" ~ Bill Hicks

"Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live." ~ Mark Twain

"There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face." ~ Ben Williams

"Booth: Here we are, all of us. Basically alone, seperate creatures, just circling eachother. All searching for the slightest hint of a real connection. Some look in the wrong places, some they just give up hope because in their mind they're thinking "Oh, there's nobody out there for me." But all of us, we keep trying over and over again. Why? Because every once in awhile, every once in awhile, two people meet and there's that spark. And yes, Bones, he's handsome, and she's beautiful, and maybe that's all they see at first. But making love... making love... that's when two people become one.
Bones: It is scientifically impossible for two objects to occupy the same space.
Booth: Yeah, but what's important is we try. And when we do it right, we get close.
Bones: To what? Breaking the laws of physics?
Booth: Yeah, Bones - a miracle." ~ "Bones"

"I want to be two things at once, a lone long stemmed wildflower, swaying in the breeze, and the roots curling and grasping the warm soil, content in freedom and in love." ~ Anonymous

"In every heart there is a room
A sanctuary safe and strong
To heal the wounds from lovers past
Until a new one comes along
I spoke to you in cautious tones
You answered me with no pretense
And still I feel I said too much
My silence is my self defense
And every time I've held a rose
It seems I only felt the thorns
And so it goes, and so it goes
And so will you soon I suppose
But if my silence made you leave
Then that would be my worst mistake
So I will share this room with you
And you can have this heart to break
And this is why my eyes are closed
It's just as well for all I've seen
And so it goes, and so it goes
And you're the only one who knows
So I would choose to be with you
That's if the choice were mine to make
But you can make decisions too
And you can have this heart to break
And so it goes, and so it goes
And you're the only one who knows" ~ Billy Joel

"Whose woods these are, I think I know.
His house is in the village though.
He will not see me stopping here
to watch his woods fill up with snow.
My little horse must think it queer
to stop without a farmhouse near.
Between the woods, and frozen lake
the darkest evening of the year.
He gives his harness bells a shake
to ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound's the sweep
of easy wind and downy flake.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep
But I've got promises to keep.
And miles to go before I sleep
And miles to go before I sleep." ~ Robert Frost

"Steal me into your heart, I want to be the beating and the warmth. Steal me into your life, I want to be the laughter and the joy. Steal me into your soul, I want to be the reverence with which you greet each day." ~ Anonymous