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> [Seeing the world anew, as if it were new, is as old as writing. It's what all painters are trying to do, to see what's there, to see it in a way that renews it. It becomes more and more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-amis/seeing-the-world-anew-as-if-it-were-new-is-as-old-as-writing-it-s/)

[Martin Amis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-amis/)

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