Barry S. Strauss Quotes

A boat is the hardest think I know of to put into perspective. It is so much like a human figure, there is something alive about it.

Barry S. Strauss

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• Human Figure

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• A boat is the hardest think I know of to put into perspective. It is so much like a human figure, there is something alive about it.

  

  Barry S. Strauss
  • Perspective
  • Boat
  • Human Figure