“For us artists there waits the joyous compromise through art with all that wounded or defeated us in daily life; in this way, not to evade destiny, as the ordinary people try to do, but to fulfil it in its true potential --the imagination.”
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Durrell, L. (n.d.). For us artists there waits the joyous compromise through art with all that wounded or defeated us in daily life; in this way, not to evade destiny, as the ordinary people try to do, but to fulfil it in its true potential --the imagination. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/7243-for-us-artists-there-waits-the-joyous-compromise/
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Durrell, Lawrence. “For us artists there waits the joyous compromise through art with all that wounded or defeated us in daily life; in this way, not to evade destiny, as the ordinary people try to do, but to fulfil it in its true potential --the imagination.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/7243-for-us-artists-there-waits-the-joyous-compromise/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Durrell, Lawrence. “For us artists there waits the joyous compromise through art with all that wounded or defeated us in daily life; in this way, not to evade destiny, as the ordinary people try to do, but to fulfil it in its true potential --the imagination.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/7243-for-us-artists-there-waits-the-joyous-compromise/.