Becomes Simply Quotes
- If a theme or idea is too near the surface, the novel becomes simply a tract illustrating an idea. — Elizabeth Bowen
- Iconic clothing has been secularized. . . . A guardsman in a dress uniform is ostensibly an icon of aggression; his coat is red as… — Angela Carter
- It is sometimes said that the tragedy of an artist's life is that he cannot realise his ideal. But the true tragedy that dogs the… — Oscar Wilde