"Smitten here upon the forehead, down I fell through the abysses!"
Robert Williams Buchanan - The Devil's Case; a bank holiday interlude, 1896.
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Emma D'Arcy as Romeo in ‘Romeo and Juliet’.
Kai Fjell (Norwegian, 1907-1989)
Alley with deciduous trees, 1927
oil on canvas, 46 cm x 53.5 cm
National Museum of Norway
it is perfectly okay to take a break from reality. I am allowed to step into the void or perhaps an alternate dimension for a moment when things get overwhelming