Beauty is something wonderful and strange that the artist fashions out…

W. Somerset Maugham
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Beauty is something wonderful and strange that the artist fashions out of the chaos of the world in the torment of his soul. ✨ W. Somerset Maugham (2006). The Moon and Sixpence, p.53, Courier Corporation
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Beauty is something wonderful and strange that the artist fashions out of the chaos of the world in the torment of his soul. ✨ W. Somerset Maugham (2006). The Moon and Sixpence, p.53, Courier Corporation

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