Art is magic, not logic. This craze for the logical spirit in irrational shape is part of the present harmful mania for uniformity. (Edith Sitwell)

Art is magic, not logic. This craze for the logical spirit in irrational shape is part of the present harmful mania for uniformity.

Edith Sitwell

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