"The modern notion of art is an essentially……" — Tom Wolfe
"The modern notion of art is an essentially religious or magical one in which the artist is viewed as a holy beast who in some way, big or small, receives flashes from the godhead, which is known as creativity."
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Tom Wolfe
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87 Quotes by Tom Wolfe
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Let each man exercise the art he knows.
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Writing, to me, is simply thinking through my fingers.
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