Manuscripts and letters

“But are not all facts. Dreams as soon as we put them behind us.’’ Emily Dickinson, daguerrotype, c. 1847

Malo Renault, illustration for Tristan Corbière, La Rapsodie foraine et le Pardon de Sainte-Anne. Poèm. 1920 “The little white pieces...

"In our dreams moment of our life often recur which have surprised us and made us momentarily helpless. The are...

unknown, Frida on a boat, Xochimilco, Mexico City, n.d "It is allowed to invent new verbs? I want to create...

Francesco Chiacchio "There should be more sincerity and heart in human relations, more silence and simplicity in our interactions. Be...

Tadashi Nakayama, Girl and Flowers, 1956 "Spring is a happiness so beautiful, so unique, so unexpected, that I don’t know ...

anon "I could only think of you as being very distant and beautiful and calm. A lighthouse in clean waters."...

anon "I dreamt of you last night—as if I was playing the piano and you were turning the pages for...

Zhuangzi contemplates waterfall “Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness.” "To be truly ignorant, be content with your...

Gustav Klimt, Lakeside with Birch Trees, 1901 "So it comes to pass that most people don’t know at all how...