So the traditional way of thinking about aesthetics is that we have to somehow draw a line between the aesthetic and the non-aesthetic so that sex and drugs are out, but hairstyle and music are in. How can this be done?
“Illusions are to the soul what atmosphere is to the earth.”
― Orlando
― Orlando
“He's more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same. If all else perished, and he remained, I should still continue to be; and if all else remained, and he were annihilated, the universe would turn to a mighty stranger.”
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“I'm not going to act the lady among you, for fear I should starve .”
― Wuthering Heights
― Wuthering Heights
“I know what "nothing" means, and keep on playing.”
― Play It As It Lays
― Play It As It Lays
“I'm sick to death of this particular self. I want another.”
― Orlando
― Orlando
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