Ralph Waldo Emerson: Every genuine work of art has as much reason for being as the earth and the sun.

Every genuine work of art has as much reason for being as the earth and the sun. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Every genuine work of art has as much reason for being as the earth and the sun.

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