To live truly and effectively the idea of achievement must be given up. Put unsentimental piety first, turn your back on the world, and get on with it. (Agnes Martin)

To live truly and effectively the idea of achievement must be given up. Put unsentimental piety first, turn your back on the world, and get on with it.

Agnes Martin

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