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Of the two powers, the two categories that take possession of us when we enter the world, space is by far the less mysterious.. .. Space is, after all, solid, monolithic.. .. Time, on the other hand, is a hostile element, truly treacherous, I would say even against human nature.Unknown
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In the past an artist produced things that were necessary socially; they were instruments, albeit of a special kind, that helped the dead reach eternity, spells to be cast, prayers to be liturgically fleshed.. .. The aesthetic component of those instruments enhanced their function but was never central, never an independent, nonutilitarian thing.Unknown
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I should acquaint the reader with the basic principles of the mythology I adhered to then. I believed .. . that inanimate objects were no less fallible than people. They, too, could be forgetful. And, if you had enough patience, you could catch them by surprise.Unknown
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The horse respects and obeys man because its large eyes magnify everything, so man appears much larger than the horse itself.Unknown