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Obviously, this is not a book for everyone, but these old books show that the the human condition is universal across time. I mean, really, “I want a windowless room,” said no one ever. There are many principles here about living the aesthetic life. “It‘s is all very well to plan our ideal house or apartment, our individual castle in Spain, but it isn‘t necessary to live among intolerable furnishings just because we cannot realize our castle.”
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