People who dream when they sleep at night know of a special
kind of happiness which the world of the day holds not, a placid ecstasy, and
ease of heart, that are like honey on the tongue. They also know that the real
glory of dreams lies in their atmosphere of unlimited freedom. It is not the
freedom of the dictator, who enforces his own will on the world, but the
freedom of the artist, who has no will, who is free of will. The pleasure of
the true dreamer does not lie in the substance of the dream, but in this: that
there things happen without any interference from his side, and altogether
outside his control. Great landscapes create themselves, long splendid views,
rich and delicate colours, roads, houses, which he has never seen or heard of.
Karen Blixen, from Out Of Africa
Karen Blixen, from Out Of Africa
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