The true artist will let his wife starve, his children go barefoot, his mother drudge for his living...

The true artist will let his wife starve, his children go barefoot, his mother drudge for his living at seventy, sooner than work at anything but his art.

George Bernard Shaw

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The true artist will let his wife starve, his children go barefoot, his mother drudge for his living at seventy, sooner than work at anything but his art. - George Bernard Shaw quote

The true artist will let his wife starve, his children go barefoot, his mother drudge for his living at seventy, sooner than work at anything but his art.

George Bernard Shaw

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George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw

Irish playwright

July 26th, 1856 - November 2nd, 1950

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