It is precisely those artists and writers who are most inclined to thi…

Simone Weil
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It is precisely those artists and writers who are most inclined to think of their art as the manifestation of their personality who are in fact the most in bondage to public taste. ✨ Simone Weil (2014). Letter to a Priest, p.65, Routledge
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