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"In Antwerp I did not even know what the Impressionists were, now I have seen them and though not being one of the club, yet I have much admired certain Impressionist pictures – Degas, nude figure – Cl…"
"All suffering is born of desire. True love is never frustrated. How can the sense of unity be frustrated? Love is a state of being. Sex is energy. Love is wise, sex is blind. Once the true nature of l…"
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