Religion has done love a great service by making it a sin. - Anatole France

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The greatest tool at our command is the very thing that is photography. Light. Light is our paintbrush and it is a most willing tool in the hands of the one who studies it with a sufficient care.

Anatole France

Religion has done love a great service by making it a sin.

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