‘Seclusion’ is a very pretty word
for something that could easily get lonely.
‘Isolation’ strikes a deeper nerve—
one that looks at war & says, “If only.”
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Image: Caspar David Friedrich, ca. 1850
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‘Seclusion’ is a very pretty word
for something that could easily get lonely.
‘Isolation’ strikes a deeper nerve—
one that looks at war & says, “If only.”
*
Image: Caspar David Friedrich, ca. 1850
Fools often speak out daringly while wise men speak more sparingly. * Image from Fritz Lang’s Metropolis (1927)
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