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“It's no small matter to cross an ocean,"Chagall said. "More can be lost than canvas and paint. An artist must bear witness, Monsieur Fry. He cannot turn away, even if he wished to." "An artist cannot bear witness if he's dead.”

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The Flight Portfolio

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Julie Orringer
Julie Orringer

Julie Orringer is an American writer born on June 12, 1973. Her works are known for their delicate emotional descriptions and profound thematic explorations. more

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“Extreme continuing unhappiness often consoles itself with images of death which may in a sense be idle, but which can play a vital part in consolation and also in the continuance of illusion. If that happens I am dead, consoles, and also dulls the edge of speculation and even of conscience. It is another way of saying, to me that cannot happen.”