Quote by Thomas Merton
Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same ti

Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time. – Thomas Merton

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If you want to study the social and political history of modern nations, study hell. – Thomas Merton

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Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone – we find it with another. – Thomas Merton

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I often find myself privately stewing about much British art, thinking that except for their tremendous gardens, that the English are not primarily visual artists, and are, in nearly unsurpassable ways, literary. – Jerry Saltz

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Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known. – Oscar Wilde

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I realize that protest paintings are not exactly in vogue, but Ive done many. – Robert Indiana

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More than art, more than literature, music is universally accessible. – Billy Joel

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