Art is the Western myth, with which we both console ourselves and make…

Zadie Smith
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Art is the Western myth, with which we both console ourselves and make ourselves. ✨ Zadie Smith (2006). On Beauty, p.170, Penguin UK
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Art is the Western myth, with which we both console ourselves and make ourselves. ✨ Zadie Smith (2006). On Beauty, p.170, Penguin UK

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