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But the artist is in a privileged position . I use the word artist , not meaning to attach any measure of value to what he produces , but merely to signify some- one who is occupied with the arts . I wish I could find a better word .
But the artist is in a privileged position . I use the word artist , not meaning to attach any measure of value to what he produces , but merely to signify some- one who is occupied with the arts . I wish I could find a better word .
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By taking thought , by deliberate effort , the artist must enlarge , deepen and diversify his personality . Then the soil must lie fallow . Like the bride of Christ , the artist waits for the illumination that shall bring forth a new ...
By taking thought , by deliberate effort , the artist must enlarge , deepen and diversify his personality . Then the soil must lie fallow . Like the bride of Christ , the artist waits for the illumination that shall bring forth a new ...
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The artist produces for the liberation of his soul . It is his nature to create as it is the nature of water to run down hill . It is not for nothing that artists have called their works the children of their brains and likened the ...
The artist produces for the liberation of his soul . It is his nature to create as it is the nature of water to run down hill . It is not for nothing that artists have called their works the children of their brains and likened the ...
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| Title | The Summing Up |
| Author | W. Somerset Maugham |
| Published | 1938 |
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