![To me, ugliness, grotesqueness - that's the essence [of life]. That's where you realize, it's not about all the consonance and the harmony. It's all the parts that are wrong that help explain why we're drawn to something - what the mystery is - just as much as the beautiful things.](/assets/img/quote-photos/to-me-ugliness-grotesqueness-thats-the-essence-of-life-thats-where-you-r.jpg)
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