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We can never establish with certainty what part of our relations with others is the result of our emotions—love, antipathy, charity, or malice—and what part is predetermined by the constant power play among individuals.Milan Kundera (b. 1929), Czech author, critic. The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1984)
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“….1.1 In the beginning, the world was created by expansion.
1.2 The Earth was an ocean of fire and hot steam.
1.3. And the waters came, gathered unto one place, and the dry lands appeared.
1.4. Waters brought forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life….”
Collage of microstructures illustrating the greatest victory of humans over nature: the transformation of matter. Follows the life-cycle of a copper mineral from naturally occurring to fully molten stage.
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To avoid disappointment in art, one mustn’t treat is as a career. Despite whatever great artistic sense and talent a man possess, he ought to seek money and power elsewhere to avoid forsaking his art when he fails to receive proper compensation for his gifts and efforts.My Name is Red, Orhan Pamuk
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A great painter does not content himself by affecting us with his masterpieces; ultimately, he succeeds in changing the landscape of our minds….it ultimately becomes the criterion for the beauty of our world.Pamuk, My Name is Red
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Sailing through the afternoon in the rhythm of this song makes you wish for roaming around the Dunia, careless and free…
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