Quotation by

Oscar Wilde

No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.

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Oscar Wilde means that a truly creative artist interprets the world through their own imagination and emotions rather than just copying reality. If an artist only focused on objective facts, they would lose the unique perspective that makes their work original and expressive.

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