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Ways of Seeing

by John Berger

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Unnatural Wonders: Essays from the Gap Between Art and Life

by Arthur C. Danto

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“At such moments—breathless, ransacked by tenderness—I could hardly look at him: I was afraid of showing him too much of my love, which wasn’t only love but also something like a rotten peach eaten alive by its own sweetness.”
― Aurora Mattia, The Fifth Wound

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“If there is something I will always carry in my heart it is this earnest unwillingness to be part of the bunch,”
― Eileen Myles, Chelsea Girls: A Novel

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“Worse than not realizing the dreams of your youth would be to have been young and never dreamed at all.”
― Jean Genet

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“I don’t want it to end. I don’t want to watch doves fall from the trees and blueberries burst into flame.”
― Aurora Mattia, Ezekiel in the Snow

tags: beautiful, sadness, surreal

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“I want someone to care enough to say more than just "It's up to you what you do with your life." I don't have any opinions and I don't trust myself.”
― Phoebe Gloeckner

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