One cannot create without first understanding the rules one ... - Sergei Diaghilev

This quote is attributed to Sergei Diaghilev.

"One cannot create without first understanding the rules one wishes to break."

Sergei Diaghilev Wisdom

Impresario & Entrepreneur Russian 1872–1929

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