Picasso.” He whispers like a priest. “Picasso. Who saw the truth. Who …

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Picasso.” He whispers like a priest. “Picasso. Who saw the truth. Who painted the truth, molded it, ripped from the earth with two angry hands. ✨ Laurie Halse Anderson (2011). Speak, p.118, Macmillan
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