Art Is a Way Out. Do not let life overwhelm you. When the old paths ar…

Nathanael West
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Art Is a Way Out. Do not let life overwhelm you. When the old paths are choked with the débris of failure, look for newer and fresher paths. Art is just such a path. Art is distilled from suffering. ✨ Nathanael West, Jonathan Lethem (2009). Miss Lonelyhearts: & the Day of the Locust, p.4, New Directions Publishing
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