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Art is science in the flesh.
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Fight any instinct to be humorless, for humorlessness is the worst of all absurdities.
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Anything of any importance cannot help but be unrecognizable, since it bears no resemblance to anything already known.
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The only way to kill death is through photography.
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I have lost my seven best friends, which is to say God has had mercy on me seven times without realizing it. He lent a friendship, took it from me, sent me another.
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Elegance ceases to exist when it is noticed.
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Beauty cannot be recognized with a cursory glance.
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Poetry is indispensable – if I only knew what for.
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One must not mistake majority for truth.
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My method is simple: not to bother about poetry. It must come of its own accord. Merely whispering its name drives it away.
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