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Maria Popova

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Catch this gem? ☞ “To be an artist, you must immerse yourself with great passion in all that surrounds you." http://t.co/r7CoG4gE

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"The relation of art to life is of the first importance especially in a skeptical age." http://t.co/ygZUm0P77k

Gorgeous vintage posters from the golden age of travel http://t.co/Te4MeMw4Ui

To close #ChildrensBookWeek, Kay Nielsen's stunning 1914 illustrations for Scandinavian fairy tales http://t.co/yzK4pTiep8

“There’s a myth that designers aspire to be artists. No—designers aspire to be really great designers." http://t.co/VZSkvSr5tU

"Simplicity of language is not only reputable, but perhaps even sacred." Vonnegut's 8 rules for writing with style http://t.co/7oWakBlQvW

"Start with a big, fat lump in your throat...a deep homesickness, or a crazy lovesickness, and run with it." http://t.co/Wrvye5kHax #LitJuke

“No one’s fated or doomed to love anyone… The accidents happen.” http://t.co/f1MzUwTaFF

Oh what lovely vintage ads for libraries and reading http://t.co/Yohx3yKfKb

“Stop thinking about art works as objects, and start thinking about them as triggers for experiences.” http://t.co/h8DTsL0ihv

Why the key to success is not to "determine what was impossible before it was even possible" http://t.co/4ElW3eL11U

The best psychology and philosophy books of the past year http://t.co/2w1O8KBuA2

"Leaving your kids a world without wild animals feels like a special tragedy." http://t.co/Jo6zdn2ony

Weekend treat: Amanda Palmer plays a ukulele anthem http://t.co/2E9JBUXejN

Gorgeous vintage black-and-white photos of NASA facilities http://t.co/LNJpSffcU4

“What art does … is tell us, make us feel that what we think we know, we don’t.” http://t.co/x6zJnc9Pd0

Neil Gaiman's timeless advice on the creative life, designed by Chip Kidd http://t.co/dVnP24tXsJ

Ah, yes. The Cocktail Chart of Film & Literature http://t.co/VhaLfm1W1T

THIS. "There are laws to protect the freedom of the press’s speech, but none to protect the people from the press.” http://t.co/ygRUO2OR93

"We live today not in the digital, not in the physical,but in the kind of minestrone that our mind makes of the two.” http://t.co/dEeowlZMek

Some of the best advice you’ll ever receive http://t.co/tEQNFxLhr8

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