"Our individuality is all, all, that we have. There are those who barter it for security, those who repress it for what they believe is the betterment ...
In the haunted house of life, art is the only stair that doesn't creak.
~ Tom Robbins ~
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Photo by Ian Turnell
In the haunted house of life, art is the only stair that doesn't creak.
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