So every creative act strives to attain an absolute status; it longs to create a world of beauty to triumph over chaos and convert it to order. (Rowan Williams)

So every creative act strives to attain an absolute status; it longs to create a world of beauty to triumph over chaos and convert it to order.

Rowan Williams

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