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Great artists treasure their time with a bitter and snarling miserliness.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker says great artists guard their time fiercely, hoarding it like a miser and snapping at anything that wastes it. Their devotion to the work makes them stingy, even hostile, about interruptions. The line presents creative greatness as costing generosity and patience.
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