As noble Art has survived noble nature, so too she marches ahead of it, fashioning and awakening by her inspiration. Before Truth sends her triumphant light into the depths of the heart, imagination catches its rays, and the peaks of humanity will be glowing when humid night still lingers in the valleys.
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No doubt the artist is the child of his time; but woe to him if he is also its disciple, or even its favorite.
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I am putting real plums into an imaginary cake.