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Max Jacob

What is called a sincere work is one that is endowed with enough strength to give reality to an illusion.

Strength

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A sincere work is one that has enough power or energy to make an imagined idea feel real and believable. This means the creator’s effort turns something unreal into something that others can experience as if it were true.

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