No amount of art, even of the Great American variety, can elevate you above, or insulate you from, the divisions, the cataclysms, of ordinary life.

Garth Risk Hallberg
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Art is a wondrous thing, but it cannot make you any better than you are. Nor can it insulate you from life’s bitterness. The best art asks the same questions that life asks, but asks them in a more interesting or interesting way. For instance, did you see the movie "Slumdog Millionaire?" It is about an orphan who makes his way to Mumbai by winning a game show.

It is an amazing story, but it is also about poverty, crime, political corruption and more. No amount of art can elevate you above, or insulate you from, the divisions, the cataclysms, of ordinary life.

Source: City On Fire

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