Art Quote by Clive Barker

“There are lives lived for love, and lives lived for art. We, happy band, have chosen the later persuasion.” quote by Clive Barker — Download Open image

“There are lives lived for love, and lives lived for art. We, happy band, have chosen the later persuasion.”

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