There's a perpetual duel going on between the world of the spirit and the world of things. Although the one only has meaning in relation to the other. (Bram van Velde)

There's a perpetual duel going on between the world of the spirit and the world of things. Although the one only has meaning in relation to the other.

Bram van Velde

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