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The artist like the God of the creation remains within or behind or beyond or above his handiwork invisible refined out of existence indifferent...more

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Every life is many days day after day. We walk through ourselves meeting robbers ghosts giants old men young men wives widows brothers-in-lov...more

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The object of the artist is the creation of the beautiful. What the beautiful is is another question.

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You made me confess the fears that I have. But I will tell you also what I do not fear. I do not fear to be alone or to be spurned for another or to l...more

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To speak of these things and to try to understand their nature and, having understood it, to try slowly and humbly and constantly to express, to press...more

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He watched the scene and thought of life; and (as always happened when he thought of life) he became sad. A gentle melancholy took possession of him. ...more