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It is easy to imagine fantasy as physical and myth as real. we do it almost every moment. we do this as we dream, as we think, and as we cope with the world about us. but these worlds of fantasy that we form into the solid things around us are the source of our discontent. they inspire our search to find ourselves.
-Walker Evans
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It Is Easy To Imagine Fantasy As

Walker Evans
It is easy to imagine fantasy as physical and myth as real. we do it almost every moment. we do this as we dream, as we think, and as we cope with the world about us. but these worlds of fantasy that we form into the solid things around us are the source of our discontent. they inspire our search to find ourselves.
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