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“La vida bella y efímera, como los altares de flores y los amores de paso.”
― The Book of Embraces
― The Book of Embraces
“Con finezas tan nimias como libros o flores se plantan semillas de sonrisas que van a florecer entre las sombras.”
― Morí por la belleza
― Morí por la belleza
“Siempre hay flores para aquellos que desean verlas.”
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“You cannot be firmly certain about anything. You can only have enough courage and strength to do what you consider to be right. Maybe it turns out that was wrong, but still you would have done his, and it is most important.”
― Lust for Life
― Lust for Life
“What the world thought made little difference. Rembrandt had to
paint. Whether he painted well or badly didn't matter; painting was the
stuff that held him together as a man. The chief value of art, Vincent, lies
in the expression it gives to the artist. Rembrandt fulfilled what he knew
to be his life purpose; that justified him. Even if his work had been
worthless, he would have been a thousand times more successful than if
he had put down his desire and become the richest merchant in
Amsterdam. (Mendes Da Costa”
― Lust for Life
paint. Whether he painted well or badly didn't matter; painting was the
stuff that held him together as a man. The chief value of art, Vincent, lies
in the expression it gives to the artist. Rembrandt fulfilled what he knew
to be his life purpose; that justified him. Even if his work had been
worthless, he would have been a thousand times more successful than if
he had put down his desire and become the richest merchant in
Amsterdam. (Mendes Da Costa”
― Lust for Life
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