“Beauty has no other origin than the singular wound, different in every case, hidden or visible, which each man bears within himself, which he preserves, and into which he withdraws when he would quit the world for a temporary but authentic solitude” MenWorldDifferentCasesBearsSolitudeWoundsQuittingPreservesVisibleTemporary Book:The selected writings of Jean Genet Source: The selected writings of Jean Genet
“What plays the mischief with the truth is that men will insist upon the universal application of a temporary feeling or opinion.” MenPlayFeelingsOpinionTruth IsUniversalTemporaryApplicationMischief Book:Delphi Complete Works of Herman Melville (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Works of Herman Melville (Illustrated)