"Will gleam and understand"
Brautigan, Bunyan, Ohno, Flaubert, Martin, Dickinson, Richter
Richard Brautigan:
John Bunyan:
The last words of Mr. Despondency were, Farewell night; welcome day! His daughter went through the river singing, but no one could understand what she said.
Kazuo Ohno:
Gustave Flaubert:
Faire et se taire.
[Shut up and get on with it.]
Agnes Martin:
Emily Dickinson (That/fondled/them/when/they/wereFire/Will gleam / stir/and/ understand):
Gerhard Richter:
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