Lovers of painting and lovers of music are people who openly display their preference like a delectable ailment that isolates them and makes them proud. (Maurice Blanchot)

Lovers of painting and lovers of music are people who openly display their preference like a delectable ailment that isolates them and makes them proud.

Maurice Blanchot

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