Ah, art! Ah, life! The pendulum swinging back and forth, from complex …

Ray Bradbury
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Ah, art! Ah, life! The pendulum swinging back and forth, from complex to simple, again to complex. From romantic to realistic, back to romantic. ✨ Ray Bradbury (1955). THE OCTOBER COUNTRY
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