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Thomas Lloyd Qualls
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Mercury does not go backwards and neither do you.
photo credit: Thomas Lloyd Qualls There is no such thing as going backwards. Every moment is forward. Mercury may be up to its old tricks again. Illusions of mirrors, reflections of smoke, making us believe that life has a reverse gear.
Backtracking, reminiscing, nostalgia, these are all just of gathering wood for today’s fire. We are always build Read more of this blog post »
photo credit: Thomas Lloyd Qualls There is no such thing as going backwards. Every moment is forward. Mercury may be up to its old tricks again. Illusions of mirrors, reflections of smoke, making us believe that life has a reverse gear.Backtracking, reminiscing, nostalgia, these are all just of gathering wood for today’s fire. We are always build Read more of this blog post »
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“Life is random. Life is complicated. Life is often unforgiving. And we must each live it anyway. And I don’t mean live it as if it’s a chore, something to be endured, survived. I mean, dig in, get muddy, howl at the moon, take pictures of sunsets, play in the rain, make love, savor your food, smile as much as you can. And cry when you’re sad. Live it despite the fact it pisses you off. Live it and pay as much attention as you can muster”
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“The simplest things are overlooked. And yet, it is the simplest things that are the most essential.”
― Painted Oxen
― Painted Oxen
“To come to know that nothing is good, nothing is bad, is a turning point; it is a conversion. You start looking in; the outside reality loses meaning. The social reality is a fiction, a beautiful drama; you can participate in it, but then you don’t take it seriously. It is just a role to be played; play it as beautifully, as efficiently, as possible. But don’t take it seriously, it has nothing of the ultimate in it.”
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“The planet you inhabit is a single plane of infinite dimensions, stretched like a guitar string, and standing before you like a concubine waiting for your command.”
― Waking Up at Rembrandt's
― Waking Up at Rembrandt's
“The painter folded back the heavy curtain, standing in the stream of light breaking through the damp thickness of the room. He paused, still holding the drape in his hand as he considered with suspicion that a world could exist outside the window.”
― Waking Up at Rembrandt's
― Waking Up at Rembrandt's
“To paint one must forget everything else. Where you live, who you know, what you eat, when to sleep. The landscape of the canvas becomes your only reality. The planet you inhabit is a single plane of infinite dimensions, stretched like a guitar string, and standing before you like a concubine waiting for your command.”
― Waking Up at Rembrandt's
― Waking Up at Rembrandt's
“The painter knew that color was not something you controlled but something you set free. He believed that color knew its way home.”
― Waking Up at Rembrandt's
― Waking Up at Rembrandt's
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