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“ These young men have, to the utmost extent, that particular form of intelligence which we call ‘chic;’—daring, and wildly fantastical as they seem, they are still unswervingly true to their own nature, and to an immanent ideal. ” - Isak Dinesen, Out of Africa, referring to the Maasai warriors who sometimes lived near her farm. (via brainsurgery)