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... everyone's free to embark on either a great clipper or a little fishing boat. An artist is an explorer who oughtn't to shrink from anything: it doesn't matter whether he goes to the left or the right -- his goal sanctifies all.

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George Sand
Age: 71 †
Born: 1804
Born: June 1
Died: 1876
Died: May 8
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