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— Oscar Wilde"Know thyself' was written over the portal of the antique world. Over the portal of the new world, 'Be thyself' shall be written."
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Actually, the first thing I do is choose the antique that will be featured in each book. I try to find unusual objects with great stories. I am fascinated by the stories.
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In all the antique religions, mythology takes the place of dogma; that is, the sacred lore of priests and people... and these stories afford the only explanation that is offered of the precepts of religion and the prescribed rules of ritual.
— William Robertson Smith
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