Why should their pain produce such marvelous beauty? he wonders. Or is all beauty created through pain? Is that the secret of great art, both human and Melnibonen?

Michael Moorcock
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In the world of art, the word “painting” has two extremely different meanings. In one sense, it refers to a painting as a physical form of art. In the other, it refers to a process of artistic creation that involves a lot of pain and suffering.

Source: Elric Of Melnibona

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