“It would evidently take more than a political regime, more than dire poverty to stop a woman from wanting to be well-dressed: it was a desire as old as the world, as old as the desire for children.” WorldWellsChildrenPoliticalDesirePovertyRegimesWell Dressed Book:Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress Source: Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
“Calligraphy may well be simply an artistic version of another form, that is the ideograms which make up the poem, but then not only does it reflect the character and temperament of the artist but . . . also betrays his heart rate, his breathing.” WellsHeartMayDoeCharacterFormArtistRateVersionsArtisticBreathingBetrayTemperamentCalligraphyHeart Rate Book:Once on a Moonless Night Source: Once on a Moonless Night
