Art for the sake of art itself is an idle sentence. Art for the sake of truth, for the sake of what is beautiful and good - that is the creed I seek. (George Sand)

Art for the sake of art itself is an idle sentence. Art for the sake of truth, for the sake of what is beautiful and good - that is the creed I seek.

George Sand

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