How long Do works endure? As long As they are not completed.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Works endure while unfinished; completion marks their end.
- In plain terms
- Things live longer if never finished.
- What can you take from it?
- Value the process over the final product.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When is something done?
- Does completion kill art?
Another view
Unfinished works cannot be shared.
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