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“One must live with all, e'en if life be hell: Crime makes shame, not monetary stricture.”

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Multatuli, whose real name was Eduard Douwes Dekker, was a Dutch writer. His work 'The Diary of a Visit to the Dutch Antilles' exposed the残酷 realities of Dutch colonial rule and conducted a profound critique of colonialism. more

“In turbulent times, in times of great change, people head for the two extremes: fundamentalism and personal, spiritual experience...With no membership lists or even a coherent philosophy or dogma, it is difficult to define or measure the unorganized New Age movement. But in every major U.S. and European city, thousands who seek insight and personal growth cluster around a metaphysical bookstore, a spiritual teacher, or an education center.”

“Throughout my whole swimming career, I've never been disqualified once. I've never been warned once.”

Whole Careers Swimming

Author:Cameron van der Burgh

“When I draw something, I try to build some kind of history into it. Drawing an object that has a certain amount of wear and tear or rust; or a tree that is damaged. I love trying to render not just the object, but what it has been through.”

Trying Kind Has Beens Certain Tree Objects Tears Amount Draws Drawing Rust

Author:Alan Lee

“I keep drawing the trees, the rocks, the river, I'm still learning how to see them; I'm still discovering how to render their forms. I will spend a lifetime doing that. Maybe someday I'll get it right.”

Stills Form Tree Rocks Rivers Lifetime Drawing Someday Discovering Maybe Someday

Author:Alan Lee

“I spend as much time as I can sketching from nature, Dartmoor contains such a rich variety of landscape, as many boulders, foaming rivers and twisted trees as my heart could ever desire. . . . When I look into a river, I feel I could spend a whole lifetime just painting that river.”

Feels Looks Heart I Can Whole Desire Rich Tree Painting My Heart Rivers Lifetime Whole Life Variety Landscape Twisted Sketching Boulders

Author:Alan Lee

“The power of both myth and art is this magical ability to open doors, to make connections - not only between us and the natural world, but between us and the rest of humanity. Myths show us what we have in common with every other human being, no matter what culture we come from, no matter what century we live in. . .and at the same time, mythic stories and art celebrate our essential differences.”

World Humans Art Matter Stories Shows Humanity Culture Natural Differences Human Beings Ability Common Doors Century Essentials Art Is Connections No Matter What Myth Celebrate Natural World

Author:Alan Lee

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