Imagination without reason produces impossible monsters; with reason, it becomes the mother of the arts, and the source of its marvels. (Francisco Goya)

Imagination without reason produces impossible monsters; with reason, it becomes the mother of the arts, and the source of its marvels.

Francisco Goya

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