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Red all-caps text on a light gray background reads: "ARTISTS ARE PEOPLE DRIVEN BY THE TENSION BETWEEN THE DESIRE TO COMMUNICATE AND THE DESIRE TO HIDE. — D.W. WINNICOTT". A small red Recite logo and the words "Made with ♥ by recitethis.com" appear at the bottom.

Winnicott on Artists: Communicate or Hide

A D.W. Winnicott quote about artists torn between wanting to communicate and wanting to hide, in the typographic quote-card style of early Tumblr and Pinterest.

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Red all-caps text on a light gray background reads: "ARTISTS ARE PEOPLE DRIVEN BY THE TENSION BETWEEN THE DESIRE TO COMMUNICATE AND THE DESIRE TO HIDE. — D.W. WINNICOTT". A small red Recite logo and the words "Made with ♥ by recitethis.com" appear at the bottom.

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