Why is art beautiful? Because it's useless. Why is life ugly? Because it's all ends and purposes and intentions. (Fernando Pessoa)

Why is art beautiful? Because it's useless. Why is life ugly? Because it's all ends and purposes and intentions.

Fernando Pessoa

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