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Reflections · Reflection

GIORGIO DE CHIRICO ~ THE DREAM VERSUS LIFE

“Although the dream is a very strange phenomenon and an inexplicable mystery, far more inexplicable is the mystery and aspect our minds confer on certain objects and aspects of life.” Giorgio de Chirico Painting: The two Sisters – (the Jewish Angel)

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Poetry · Reflection

D.H. LAWRENCE ~ ROSES

Roses Nature responds so beautifully. Roses are only once-wild roses, that were given an extra chance, So they bloomed out and filled themselves with coloured fulness Out of sheer desire to be splendid, and more splendid. D.H. Lawrence “My Sweet Rose” (1903) John William Waterhou

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Literature · Reflection

C.S. LEWIS ~ FRIENDSHIP

“A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words.” C.S. Lewis

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GALILEO ~ ON TRUTHS

“All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.” Galileo Galilei Astronomer Galileo Galilei, was an Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer, philosopher, and mathematician who played a major role in the scientific revolution during the

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