Quote by Aldous Huxley
Perhaps its good for one to suffer. Can an artist do anything if h

Perhaps its good for one to suffer. Can an artist do anything if hes happy? Would he ever want to do anything? What is art, after all, but a protest against the horrible inclemency of life? – Aldous Huxley

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