Think of Shakespeare and Melville and you think of thunder, lightning,…

Ray Bradbury
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Think of Shakespeare and Melville and you think of thunder, lightning, wind. They all knew the joy of creating in large or small forms, on unlimited or restricted canvases. These are the children of the gods.
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