Art is the only serious thing in the world. And the artist is the only…

Oscar Wilde
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Art is the only serious thing in the world. And the artist is the only person who is never serious. ✨ Oscar Wilde (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Oscar Wilde (Illustrated), p.1670, Delphi Classics
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