Oil study by Liza Sivakova
We kill others to save our own skin - that’s the way of the world, isn’t it?
Dazai Osamu, “Run, Melos!” from Crackling Mountain and Other Stories
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Real thought takes courage more than intelligence.
Dazai Osamu, “The Sound of Hammering” from Crackling Mountain and Other Stories
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Thomas Fearnley; details of From Balestrand at the Sognefjord.
“From my point of view, of all the causes of misfortunes in human life, there is nothing more pathetic than lack of knowledge and lack of reasoning power. From the upper class of men, such as political leaders, men of wealth, and masters of great households, down to the lower classes, workers, and petti-officials, there are too many instances of people who lack education or the ability to make use of it. Their ignorance is not only their loss but it is to the disadvantage of the whole society as well.”
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Fukuzawa Yukichi, “Do Not Lose Yourself in Learning” from Fukuzawa Yukichi on Education
“You have a place in my heart no one else ever could have.”
— F. Scott Fitzgerald
Bungou stray dogs: official art, chuuya nakahara, akutagawa ryuunosuke
Luc from The Invisible Life of Addie Larue
Still Life with Roses and Decorative Elephant (detail), Marie Nyl-Frosch
Frigg is queen of Asgard, wife of Odin and the goddess of beauty, love and marriage in Norse mythology. Even though her main role was guardian of marriage, Frigg did not live with Odin. Instead, she made her home in a place called Fensalir and was attended by several maids. She had a reputation of knowing every person’s destiny, but never unveiling it. The English word ‘Friday’ is derived from her name.
