The artist's job is not to succumb to despair but to find an antidote …

Woody Allen
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The artist's job is not to succumb to despair but to find an antidote for the emptiness of existence. ✨ Fictional character: Gertrude Stein. Midnight in Paris, www.imdb.com. 2011.
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The artist's job is not to succumb to despair but to find an antidote for the emptiness of existence. ✨ Fictional character: Gertrude Stein. Midnight in Paris, www.imdb.com. 2011.

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