Art's the biggest vanity: the assumption that one's view of… - Ned Rorem

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Art's the biggest vanity: the assumption that one's view of peace or fright or beauty is permanently communicable.

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Ned Rorem (October 23, 1923 – November 18, 2022) was a composer and diarist, best known and most praised for his song settings. He won a Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1976.

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Art's the biggest vanity: the assumption that one's view of peace or fright or beauty is permanently communicable. - Ned Rorem

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