intentions - by Elaine - manners & mystery
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three scenarios of increasing ambiguity
John Hilliard, The Artist Circulates - Amongst Curators, Journalists, Technicians And Her Colleagues, 2005 It’s hard to strike the right balance between permeability and resoluteness. You can’t be too rigid and stubborn: that’s the surest way to lose people. But you also can’t be too porous: make room for everyone, and you won’t have space for what truly matters. There are people I will always make time for because I consider them integral to my life, either we’ve known each other a long time or have just met and have a lot of chemistry. Then, there are people I know I will never see again…
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