I Am Also A You

p.2: "If it is the truth, what does it matter who said it?" Anonymous

p.3: "Grownups have a strange way of putting themselves in compartments and groups. They build up barriers.....of religion, of caste, of color, of party, of nation, of province, of language, of custom and of wealth and poverty. Thus they live in prisons of their own making." John Nehru

p.1: "And in the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little tings the heart finds its morning and is refreshed." Kahlil Gibran

p.2: "Beauty is truth, truth beauty, that is all ye know on earth, and all ye need to know." John Keasts

p.3: "Has any man attained to inner harmony by pondering the experience of others? Not since the world began! He must pass through the fire." Norman Douglas

p.1: "Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it." Confuscius

p.2: "You can't stop progress!" Anonymous

p.3: Lyrics. Hair, 1967.

I Am Also You is a book of illustrated truth, so it says on the back cover. I found this book in the dollar section of a used bookstore about a year ago in Dallas. Can you believe that? One American dollar!!!

"Together, quotation and photograph become something more than the sum of their two parts- a feeling that is meant to produce an almost audible click of nonintellectual understanding in the viewer's mind."

Published in 1971, the book is filled with these amazing black and white photographs by Jay Thompson and inspirational quotes. The Beatles, Keates, Thoreau......to name a few. I think it is beautiful! My pictures are not great, but I still wanted to share.

Have a great weekend!