Quote by Oscar Wilde
No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he

No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist. – Oscar Wilde

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Art is the most beautiful deception of all. And although people try to incorporate the everyday events of life in it, we must hope that it will remain a deception lest it become a utilitarian thing, sad as a factory. – Claude Debussy

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Art has the power to transform, to illuminate, to educate, inspire and motivate. – Harvey Fierstein

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An artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture. – Jean Cocteau

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