"There is always a period when a man with a beard shaves it off. This period does not last. He returns headlong to his beard."

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"There is always a period when a man with a beard shaves it off. This period does not last. He returns headlong to his beard."

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"Asking an artist to talk about his work is like asking a plant to discuss horticulture."

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