Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are.
—Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince (via si-tu-savais)
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—Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince (via si-tu-savais)
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Twenty years from now you are going to look back at this and wonder how it was possible to be so lonely, so withdrawn into yourself like the shriveled husk a dead beetle leaves behind when its soul departs. You’ll wonder how you never noticed, or, for that matter, cared about the things that were…
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when an artist wants to show you their art
or a writer wants you to read what they’ve written
it’s quite often an expression of trust
because a poem or a story or a painting are often things that come from the heart
little pieces of the artists themselves
and if they’re willing to share it with you
you should appreciate it
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