Value by Valerie Parente

People should not be worshipped…
but ideas, stories, art
should be.
Separating the art from the artist
is an act of necessity.

Two things can be true:
A creators can go against your values
but their creations can have value to you.
Where you draw that line
between the artist and the muse
you and only you
are the one who gets to choose.

– Valerie Parente (6-30-2025)