There are no vital and significant forms of art; there is only art, an…

Raymond Chandler
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There are no vital and significant forms of art; there is only art, and precious little of that. ✨ Raymond Chandler (2002). The Simple Art of Murder, p.5, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
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