Yes, our eyes may perceive, yet they do not observe; they may believe, yet they do not question; they may receive yet they do not search: they are emptied of desire, with neither hunger nor passion.

What does art do for us? It gives shape to our emotions.

I'll be searching for those moments of always within never. Beauty, in this world." - Paloma

Art is emotion without desire.

To the rich, therefore, falls the burden of Beauty. And if they cannot assume it, then they deserve to die.

How to measure a life's worth? The important thing, said Paloma one day, is not the fact of dying, it is what you are doing in the moment of your death.

I thought: pity the poor in spirit who know neither the enchantment nor the beauty of language.