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— 1. The Decay of Lying —

“The public imagine that, because they are interested in their immediate surroundings, Art should be interested in them also, and should take them as her subject-matter. But the mere fact that they are interested in these things makes them unsuitable subjects for Art. The only beautiful things, as somebody once said, are the things that do not concern us.”

— 1. The Decay of Lying —

“He created life, he did not copy it.”

— 1. The Decay of Lying —

“Nothing is more evident than that Nature hates Mind. Thinking is the most unhealthy thing in the world, and people die of it just as they die of any other disease.”

“(…)but I am afraid that we are beginning to be over-educated; at least everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching –that is really what our enthusiasm for education has come to.”

— 1. The Decay of Lying —

“But Nature is so uncomfortable. (…) If Nature had been comfortable, mankind would never have invented architecture, and I prefer houses to the open air. (…) Out of doors one becomes abstract and impersonal. One's individuality absolutely leaves one. And then Nature is so indifferent, so unappreciative.”

— 1. The Decay of Lying —

“When I look at a landscape I cannot help seeing all its defects. It is fortunate for us, however, that Nature is so imperfect, as otherwise we should have had no art at all. Art is our spirited protest, our gallant attempt to teach Nature her proper place.”

— 1. The Decay of Lying —

“(…)the more we study Art, the less we care for Nature. What Art really reveals to us is Nature's lack of design, her curious crudities, her extraordinary monotony, her absolutely unfinished condition.”

“Nature has good intentions, of course, but, as Aristotle once said, she cannot carry them out.”

OSCAR WILDE IS BACK

“If something really existed, you had to accept it as a reality, whether or not it made sense or was logical. (…) Principles and logic didn't give birth to reality. Reality came first, and the principles and logic followed.”

QUASE

book #3 !!!

“If entertainment didn't exist, almost everyone would have to be sent to a mental hospital or have to go see a psychiatrist.”

review book #2:

5/5 ⭐️ murakami you were INSANE for this one

sinceramente já não aguento muito mais com a história do Receiver e da Perceiver …

2 capítulos para acabar o livro #2 👁️