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“We feel something particular when we look at appealing pictures — we just don't have a word for what that feeling is. We don't have words for a lot of things, and those things are no less important.”
― Illustration: What's the Point?: A Book of Illustrated Illustrations that Illustrate Illustration
― Illustration: What's the Point?: A Book of Illustrated Illustrations that Illustrate Illustration
“God is a metaphor for a mystery that absolutely transcends all categories of human thought, including being and nonbeing.”
― Comedy Sex God
― Comedy Sex God
“Don't speak negatively about yourself, even as a joke. Your body doesn't know the difference. Words are energy and they cast spells, that's why it's called spelling. Change the way you speak about yourself, and you can change your life.”
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“I remember these things clearly because that was how my mother loved you, not through white lies and constant verbal affirmation, but in subtle observations of what brought you joy, pocketed away to make you feel comforted and cared for without even realizing it.”
― Crying in H Mart
― Crying in H Mart
“Function and form used to be one unified thing, when objects were made by one person. It was only in the mid-19th century that industrial production separated planning from making.”
― Illustration: What's the Point?: A Book of Illustrated Illustrations that Illustrate Illustration
― Illustration: What's the Point?: A Book of Illustrated Illustrations that Illustrate Illustration
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