“Mirror becomes a razor when it's broken. A stick becomes a flute when it's loved.”
Yoko Ono (1933) Japanese artist, author, and peace activist
Source: Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings
“Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.”
Source: Ulysses
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