Who said "Every act of creation is first an act of destruction."?

This quote is attributed to Romain Rolland.

Every act of creation is first an act of destruction. - Romain Rolland

"Every act of creation is first an act of destruction."

Romain Rolland Creativity

Novelist Musician French 1866–1944

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