Art Quote by Patricia Highsmith

“And no book, and possibly no painting, when it is finished, is ever exactly like the first dream of it.” quote by Patricia Highsmith — Download Open image

“And no book, and possibly no painting, when it is finished, is ever exactly like the first dream of it.”

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