The continual pursuit of meanings-wider, clearer, more negotiable, more articulate meanings- is philosophy. - Susanne Katherina Langer

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I wanted to create a more spontaneous outlet for my songwriting to have alongside the more long-winded process of making an album. I wanted to have some fun.

Susanne Katherina Langer

The continual pursuit of meanings-wider, clearer, more negotiable, more articulate meanings- is philosophy.

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The seeds of civilization are in every culture, but it is city life that brings them to fruition.

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To trace the development of mind from earliest times. . . requires. . . not a categorical concept, but a functional one. . . . The most promising operational principle for this purpose is the principle of individuation.

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If a work of art is a projection of feeling, its kinship with organic nature will emerge, no matter through how many transformations, logically and inevitably.

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The fairytale is irresponsible; it is frankly imaginary, and its purpose is to gratify wishes, as a dream doth flatter.

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The Past, being in the mode of memory, is closed, inalienable, and irreparable.

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