In addition, I think religion has a chance of a look-in whenever the mind craves solace in music or poetry-- in any form of art at all. Personally, I think it is an art, the greatest one; an extension of the communication all the other arts attempt.

Dodie Smith
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When Arthur Miller said, “I think religion has a chance of a look-in whenever the mind craves solace in music or poetry—in any form of art at all,” he was speaking about how religion can be a part of art. Religion, or faith, can have a place in art because it is an extension of the communication that all other arts try to achieve.

Source: I Capture The Castle

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