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MIKAIL BULGAKOV ~ GOOD AND EVIL

Literature · Reflection

MIKAIL BULGAKOV ~ GOOD AND EVIL

“But would you kindly ponder this question: What would your good do if evil didn’t exist, and what would the earth look like if all the shadows disappeared? After all, shadows are cast by things and people. Here is the shadow of my sword. But shadows also come from trees and livi

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JOSEPH LEFEBVRE ~ PANDORA

Art · Reflection

JOSEPH LEFEBVRE ~ PANDORA

“Pandora” 1882 by Jules Joseph Lefebvre In Greek mythology, Pandora (ancient Greek, Πανδώρα, derived from πᾶν “all” and δῶρον “gift”, thus “giver of all”, “all-endowed”) was the first woman. As Hesiod related it, each god helped create her by giving her unique gifts. Zeus ordered

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EDWARD HOPPER ~ LE BISTRO

Art · Reflection

EDWARD HOPPER ~ LE BISTRO

This painting is one of my favorites, I can look at this image for a very long time, get lost in this painting, like I am the one sitting there, drinking a glass of wine. Le Bistro or The Wine Shop (1909) Edward Hopper

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TOVE JANSSON ~ CRAZY ABOUT BOOKS

Literature · Reflection

TOVE JANSSON ~ CRAZY ABOUT BOOKS

“One summer morning at sunrise a long time ago I met a little girl with a book under her arm. I asked her why she was out so early and she answered that there were too many books and far too little time. And there she was absolutely right.” — Tove Jansson

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LEONOR FINI ~ SURREAL WOMAN PAINTER

Art · Essay

LEONOR FINI ~ SURREAL WOMAN PAINTER

La Confiserie (1932) Leonor Fini (August 30, 1907 – January 18, 1996) was an Argentine surrealist painter. Life and work Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, she was raised in Trieste, Italy. She moved to Milan at the age of 17, and then to Paris, in either 1931 or 1932. There, she b

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