--- title: "1 Aesthetic Pleasure Quotes By Vernon Sproxton" description: "1 Aesthetic Pleasure quotes by Vernon Sproxton. Plus more from Vernon Sproxton and more Aesthetic Pleasure sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52a/vernon-sproxton-56185_books_ah-books-don-t-come-all-that-often-at-le_1387827.jpg" --- > [“Ah! Books don't come all that often, at least not my way. Andre Malraux's The Psychology of Art was one of them. It was published just after the war. It was too expensive to buy but I located a copy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vernon-sproxton/ah-books-don-t-come-all-that-often-at-least-not-my-way-andre-malraux/) [Vernon Sproxton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vernon-sproxton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52a/vernon-sproxton-56185_books_ah-books-don-t-come-all-that-often-at-le_1387827.jpg) ## More by Vernon Sproxton > [“Fynn disguise nobody but Fynn. At the time of writing I have known him for a couple of years. But there is another way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vernon-sproxton/fynn-disguise-nobody-but-fynn-at-the-time-of-writing-i-have-known-him/) [Vernon Sproxton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vernon-sproxton/) > [“I could hardly wait for following chapters, which arrived in dribs and drabs, and I began to feel for all the world like the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vernon-sproxton/i-could-hardly-wait-for-following-chapters-which-arrived-in-dribs-and/) [Vernon Sproxton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vernon-sproxton/) > [“Ah! Books don't come all that often, at least not my way. Andre Malraux's The Psychology of Art was one of them. It was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vernon-sproxton/ah-books-don-t-come-all-that-often-at-least-not-my-way-andre-malraux/) [Vernon Sproxton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vernon-sproxton/) > [“It (Andre Malraux's The Psychology of Art)was too expensive to buy but I located a copy of this luminous book in the Manchester Art…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vernon-sproxton/it-andre-malraux-s-the-psychology-of-art-was-too-expensive-to-buy-but/) [Vernon Sproxton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vernon-sproxton/) > [“Not everything has a name. Some things lead us into the realm beyond words ... It is like that small mirror in the fairy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vernon-sproxton/not-everything-has-a-name-some-things-lead-us-into-the-realm-beyond/) [Vernon Sproxton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vernon-sproxton/) > [“There are good books, indifferent books, and bad books. Amongst the good books some are honest, inspiring, moving, prophetic and improving. But in my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vernon-sproxton/there-are-good-books-indifferent-books-and-bad-books-amongst-the-good/) [Vernon Sproxton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vernon-sproxton/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aesthetic-pleasure/vernon-sproxton/#itemlist", "name": "1 Aesthetic Pleasure Quotes By Vernon Sproxton", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Ah! Books don't come all that often, at least not my way. Andre Malraux's The Psychology of Art was one of them. It was published just after the war. It was too expensive to buy but I located a copy of this luminous book in the Manchester Art Gallery; and i had to make several journeys by motor-cycle, often through sleet and snow until I had finished it. 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