“Even a brick wants to be something.
A brick wants to be something.
It aspires.
Even a common, ordinary brick... wants to be something more than it is.
It wants to be something better than it is.”
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A brick wants to be something.
It aspires.
Even a common, ordinary brick... wants to be something more than it is.
It wants to be something better than it is.”
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“No poem is intended for the reader, no picture for the beholder, no symphony for the listener.”
― Illuminations: Essays and Reflections
― Illuminations: Essays and Reflections
“The sun never knew how great it was until it hit the side of a building.”
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“To remain innocent may also be to remain ignorant.”
― Ways of Seeing
― Ways of Seeing
“Questions permeate every aspect of our world and our life. Life is all about questions. If you stop asking, you stop living.”
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