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"Man is born unto the trouble as the sparks fly upwards." In other words suffering is germane to our existence; indeed, how without it, should we be able to "fly upwards".

— Andrei Tarkovsky Sculpting in Time (1986)

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Art is realistic when it strives to express an ethical ideal. Realism is striving for truth, and truth is always beautiful. Here the aesthetic coincides with the ethical.

Sculpting in Time (1986)

We know perfectly well that neither love nor peace of mind can be bought with any currency.

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Art symbolises the meaning of our existence.

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It is obvious that art cannot teach anyone anything, since in four thousand years humanity has learnt nothing at all.

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A book read by a thousand different people is a thousand different books.

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