Quote by Thomas Mann
Solitude gives birth to the original in us, to beauty unfamiliar a

Solitude gives birth to the original in us, to beauty unfamiliar and perilous – to poetry. But also, it gives birth to the opposite: to the perverse, the illicit, the absurd. – Thomas Mann

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The only religious way to think of death is as part and parcel of life. – Thomas Mann

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All interest in disease and death is only another expression of interest in life. – Thomas Mann

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Oh! this opponent, this collaborator against your will, whose notion of beauty always differs from yours and whose means are often too limited for active assistance to your intentions! – Alexander Alekhine

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Beauty is in the heart of the beholder. – H. G. Wells

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Shortly thereafter, some friends encouraged me to try out for the Miss South Carolina World beauty pageant. To my surprise, I won – and was sent to New York City to compete nationally. – Donna Rice

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Life deprived of beauty is not worthy of being called human. – Luis Barragan

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Five or six hundred heads cut off would have assured your repose, freedom and happiness. – Jean-Paul Marat

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Sex alleviates tension. Love causes it. – Woody Allen

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