a man who believes he’ll be satisfied by getting more of what he wants doesn’t understand what “want” is.
want isn’t a hole you fill but a muscle that grows stronger every time you use it. the ones who knew this turned inward and built empires out of the same force that might have ruined them.
the ones who didn’t built harems that became prisons and died inside them, surrounded by flesh and starving for what flesh was never going to give
Anna Pavlova once observed that “Somewhere in every one of us, no matter how deep it may be hidden, is a latent germ of beauty.”
‘Ballet’ the sole photographic work of Alexey Brodovitch, who, in 1945, encapsulated the true essence of ballet in 104 black-and-white photogravures.
Masterpiece shot of the day, two stills from "The King of Kings" (1926) directed by Cecil B Demille.
Despite showing a large crowd in the background, the shot is blocked masterfully allowing for a clear separation of everything in the foreground. This requires meticolous preparation