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“A work of art is not a matter of thinking beautiful thoughts or experiencing tender emotions , but of intelligence, skill, taste, proportion, knowledge, discipline and industry; especially discipline.” quote by Evelyn Waugh — Download Open image

“A work of art is not a matter of thinking beautiful thoughts or experiencing tender emotions , but of intelligence, skill, taste, proportion, knowledge, discipline and industry; especially discipline.”

Evelyn Waugh

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“Beware the Anglo-Catholics. They're all sodomites with unpleasant accents." --Cousin Jasper”

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