If artists and poets are unhappy, it is after all because happiness do…

George Santayana
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If artists and poets are unhappy, it is after all because happiness does not interest them. ✨ George Santayana (1934). Little essays drawn from the writings of George Santayana, p.185, Рипол Классик
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