In actuality, we don’t look for smiles in pictures of bliss, but rather, for the happiness in life itself… — Orhan Pamuk
In actuality, we don’t look for smiles in pictures of bliss, but rather, for the happiness in life itself. Painters know this, but this is precisely what they cannot depict. That’s why they substitute the joy of seeing for the joy of life.
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