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Quote by Joseph Conrad
History repeats itself, but the special call of an art which has p

History repeats itself, but the special call of an art which has passed away is never reproduced. It is as utterly gone out of the world as the song of a destroyed wild bird. – Joseph Conrad

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There is a kind way of assisting our fellow-creatures which is enough to break their hearts while it saves their outer envelope. – Joseph Conrad

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The artists world is limitless. It can be found anywhere, far from where he lives or a few feet away. It is always on his doorstep. – Paul Strand

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Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued. – Jean Rostand

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Life doesnt imitate art, it imitates bad television. – Woody Allen

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The artist does not see things as they are, but as he is. – Alfred Tonnelle

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