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Sadness is the ambrosia of all art.

Frances Fong

Sadness is the ambrosia of all art.

Tags: despair, disgust, inertia, isolation, poetry, sadness

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About Frances Fong

Frances Fong (born Frances Chung; September 22, 1927 – October 24, 2012) was an American singer and actress whose performing career spanned over fifty years.