“The night sky is only a sort of carbon paper, Blueblack, with the much-poked periods of stars, Letting in the light, peephole after peephole– A bonewhite light, like death, behind all things.” -Sylvia Plath (link)

“In the cherry blossom's shade there's no such thing as a stranger.” -Kobayashi Issa (link)

"Physical love is unthinkable without violence." -Kundera

Archival pigment prints were attacked with India ink, and the resulting works were re-photographed and published as an editorial. (link)

"Exquisite little birds. Most people attack them like animals. You must learn to eat them properly. Ortolans should be cut in two with a quick stroke of the knife. There must be no grating of the blade on the plate. Now bite up each piece. The bones don't matter." -Gigi, 1958 (link)

"If you're going to try, go all the way. There is no other feeling like that. You will be alone with the gods, and the nights will flame with fire. You will ride life straight to perfect laughter. It's the only good fight there is." -Bukowski (link)

"Let us live for the beauty of our own reality." -Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (link)

“I dream a dream that dreams back at me” -Toni Morrison (link)

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