…Having been, not only mutilated in our country, wounded in our very flesh, but also divested of our most beautiful images, for you gave the world a hateful and ridiculous version of them. The most painful thing to bear is seeing a mockery made of what one loves.

Albert Camus
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The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.  To the artist who is deprived of his creativity, it is the most painful thing to bear. He is torn apart, he suffers in his soul, not only by the loss of his work but also by the loss of what he was. And when he feels this pain, he can't help but think of his own mutilated image.

Source: Resistance, Rebellion And Death: Essays

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