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Nature Is a Haunted House but Art Is a House That Tries to Be Haunted

—  Emily Dickinson, book The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson

Variant: Fine art is a business firm that tries to be haunted.
Source: The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson

Last update Apr five, 2022.

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American poet 1830 - 1886

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