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"Art is the most beautiful deception of all. And although people try to incorporate the everyday even..." — Claude Debussy

Art is the most beautiful deception of all. And although people try to incorporate the everyday events of life in it, we must hope that it will remain a deception lest it become a utilitarian thing, sad as a factory.
Claude Debussy
Claude Debussy Composer • French
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