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Thomas Merton

Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.

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Art helps us discover who we truly are by expressing our inner thoughts and feelings. At the same time, it allows us to become so absorbed in the experience that we forget ourselves and our everyday concerns.

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