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Nothing has a more sinister effect on art than the artist's desire to prove that he's good. The terrible temptation of idealism!
Source: American Pastoral (1997)0
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Nothing has a more sinister effect on art than the artist's desire to prove that he's good. The terrible temptation of idealism! by : Philip Roth