The artist must be in his work like God in his Creation, invisible and all-powerful, so that he is felt everywhere but not seen. (Gustave Flaubert)

The artist must be in his work like God in his Creation, invisible and all-powerful, so that he is felt everywhere but not seen.

Gustave Flaubert

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