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Artistic temperament is like a king with vigor and unlimited opportunity. You shake the structure to pieces by playing with it.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Artistic temperament is like a king with vigor and unlimited opportunity. You shake the structure to pieces by playing with it.

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