If we, citizens, do not support our artists, then we sacrifice our ima…

Yann Martel
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If we, citizens, do not support our artists, then we sacrifice our imagination on the altar of crude reality and we end up believing in nothing and having worthless dreams. ✨ Yann Martel (2012). Life Of Pi, Illustrated, p.12, Canongate Books
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