The whole concatenation of wild and artificial things, the natural ecosystem as modified by people over the centuries, the build environment layered over layers, the eerie mix of sounds and smells and glimpses neither natural nor crafted- all of it is free for the taking, for the taking in. Take it, take it in, take in more every weekend, every day, and quickly it becomes the theater that intrigues, relaxes, fascinates, seduces, and above all expands any mind focused on it. Outside lies utterly ordinary space open to any casual explorer willing to find the extraordinary. Outside lies unprogrammed awareness that at times becomes directed serendipity. Outside lies magic.
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If you need to vent, just smash something that'... R. STEVENS Wasting sarcasm is a sin. R. STEVENS Why is it OK to love without a reason, but anger requires justification? R. STEVENS I'm NOT short. I prefer to think there is simply more space above my head for word balloons full of ... R. STEVENS Ever heard Victoria's REAL secret? Too much support hurts. R. STEVENS Biggie was a lyrical genius: he was a musical painter with words. As he rapped, you would see the pi... R. KELLY I wouldn't mind dying - it's the business of having to stay dead that scares the shit out of me. R. GEIS I started calling myself the Pied Piper, when I started using the flute sound in my music. R. KELLY I believe the work of art should change the existing visual, intellectual and aesthetical sense and ... GOPAKUMAR R I am not a traditionalist, questioning the social condition of the society. To achieve this, I use V... GOPAKUMAR R 'Trapped In The Closet' lives in a place on the earth on its own. It pays its own rent, it... R. KELLY 'Trapped in the Closet' is pretty much forever. I've got a leash on this thing now. I... R. KELLY I have always been infatuated with country music. R. KELLY I have always been infatuated with country music. Country music tells stories, and I've always l... R. KELLY Sin will take you farther than you want to go, keep you longer than you want to stay, and cost you m... R ZACCHARIAS As a businessman, I saw club tracks as a new franchise that could be profitable for years to come. I... R. KELLY Everywhere I go, from malls to restaurants to sold-out tours overseas and back, everywhere I've ... R. KELLY I slept and I dreamed that life was all joy. I woke and saw that life was but service. I served and ... R. TAGORE To be handed a lot of money is to be handed a glass sword, blade first. R. BACH Death is life's way of telling you you've been fired. R. GEIS & Whenn i Scratch my Nailss Down hisss baqqqq ; yourrr gonnahhh feel it. JEANETTE R. Be a froot loop in a world full of cheerios :) SANDRA R We are relentless. We don't compromise grace. But when we hunt, we're vicious. FRIDA R. The person who's made for you is gonna love the good, bad, and ugly parts of you. FRIDA R. She falls back like a dead weight. The red hair loosens from the hair band and spreads in the colorf... PAT R