A Quote by Terence McKenna
What is happening here is we are living past the age, by the millions, living past the age where cultural values make any sense at all.
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You can never forget the time you are living in because the past is the past and it will never come back. So to adjust your philosophy and creativity in fashion to the time you’re living in is the most important thing.
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