The artist should preach nothing-not even his own autonomy. His art sh…

Thomas Merton
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The artist should preach nothing-not even his own autonomy. His art should speak its own truth, and in so doing it will be in harmony with every other kind of truth- moral, metaphysical, mystical. ✨ Thomas Merton, Patrick Hart (1985). The Literary Essays of Thomas Merton, p.378, New Directions Publishing
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