Balance Quote by Elaine Scarry

“How one walks through the world, the endless small adjustments of balance, is affected by the shifting weights of beautiful things.” quote by Elaine Scarry — Download Open image

“How one walks through the world, the endless small adjustments of balance, is affected by the shifting weights of beautiful things.”

Elaine Scarry

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