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Women artists you should know: Isabel Quintanilla (1938–2017)

A pioneer of Spanish realism - known for her dreamy still lifes and incredible use of light and shadow.

When I say I love Cheesecake Factory...

... I mean this cat who was found malnourished and wandering through a Bay Area mall parking lot. Cheesecake Factory has since been rescued and nursed back to health. He's now healthy, vaccinated, and sweet, but still needs a loving home.

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You spend your whole life protecting an image of yourself that doesn’t exist in reality.
You refuse to try because then you might look foolish. You might look weak. You might look dumb.
Not trying allows you to keep living a lie.
How convenient.

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