... with that intention alone. He did not hesitate to simplify or to distort if he could get nearer to that unknown thing he sought. Facts were nothing to him, for beneath the mass of irrelevant incidents he looked for something significant to himself. It was as though he had become aware of the soul of the universe and were compelled to ... was convincing enough to make him alter his decision to devote his life to art. "I tell you I've got to paint. I can't help myself. When a man falls into the water it doesn't matter how he swims, well or badly; he's got to get out or else he'll drawn". ...

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