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Quote by Leo Tolstoy
Art is not a handicraft, it is the transmission of feeling the art

Art is not a handicraft, it is the transmission of feeling the artist has experienced. – Leo Tolstoy

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All happy families resemble one another, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. – Leo Tolstoy

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War on the other hand is such a terrible thing, that no man, especially a Christian man, has the right to assume the responsibility of starting it. – Leo Tolstoy

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Hypocrisy in anything whatever may deceive the cleverest and most penetrating man, but the least wide-awake of children recognizes it, and is revolted by it, however ingeniously it may be disguised. – Leo Tolstoy

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I think art is the only thing thats spiritual in the world. And I refuse to forced to believe in other peoples interpretations of God. I dont think anybody should be. No one person can own the copyright to what God means. – Marilyn Manson

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It is after all the greatest art to limit and isolate oneself. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Im very happy to hear that my work inspires writers and painters. Its the most beautiful compliment, the greatest reward. Art should always be an exchange. – Nick Cave

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It has taken me years of struggle, hard work and research to learn to make one simple gesture, and I know enough about the art of writing to realize that it would take as many years of concentrated effort to write one simple, beautiful sentence. – Isadora Duncan

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