The supreme question about a work of art is out of how deep a life doe…

James Joyce
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The supreme question about a work of art is out of how deep a life does it spring. ✨ James Joyce (2016). JAMES JOYCE Premium Collection: Ulysses, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Dubliners, Chamber Music & Exiles, p.386, e-artnow
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The supreme question about a work of art is out of how deep a life does it spring. ✨ James Joyce (2016). JAMES JOYCE Premium Collection: Ulysses, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Dubliners, Chamber Music & Exiles, p.386, e-artnow

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