An artist cannot deny art, nor would he want to. A lover cannot deny l…

Raymond Chandler
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An artist cannot deny art, nor would he want to. A lover cannot deny love. ✨ Raymond Chandler, Dorothy Gardiner, Kathrine Sorley Walker (1977). Raymond Chandler Speaking, p.95, Univ of California Press
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