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the creative act lasts but a brief moment, a lightning instant of give-and-take, just long enough for you to level the camera and to trap the fleeting prey in your little box (henri cartier-bresson)

the contemplation of things as they are, without error or confusion, without substitution or imposture, is in itself a nobler thing than a whole harvest of invention (Francis Bacon)

to borrow things from a friend’s house one by one until there’s nothing left (Pascuense - Easter Islands)

to go outside often to see if someone is coming (Inuit)

I live as a humble villager in London or Paris. I cook. I eat. I sleep. I write. I want to make my life with my own hands. That philosophy makes you less lazy and more committed to the life you choose - so you don’t complain. (Xiaolu Guo)