Baroque art (derived from the Portuguese word ‘Barrocco’ meaning rough or imperfect pearl) originated in Italy and a few other countries as an imperceptible passage from the late Renaissance which ended about 1600. It was occasionally seen
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“When we see love as the will to nurture one's own or another's spiritual growth, revealed through acts of care, respect, knowing, and assuming responsibility, the foundation of all love in our life is the same. There is no special love exclusively reserved for romantic partners. Genuine love is the foundation of our engagement with ourselves, with family, with friends, with partners, with everyone we choose to love.”
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“The Laziness Lie has three main tenets. They are: Your worth is your productivity. You cannot trust your own feelings and limits. There is always more you could be doing.”
― Laziness Does Not Exist
― Laziness Does Not Exist
“Being transgender is who you are, and the pain is what the outside does to you. The pain is what happens when you and the world go at each other's throats.”
― Hell Followed With Us
― Hell Followed With Us
“I was raised feral, and I mostly stayed that way.”
― Dark Places
― Dark Places
“Refusing to perform neurotypicality is a revolutionary act of disability justice. It's also a radical act of self-love.”
― Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity
― Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity
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Originally spawned from a small community on tumblr, this group was started for trans people to come together and discuss books. The main intent of th ...more
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