"In art as in lovemaking, heartfelt ineptitude has……" — John Barth
"In art as in lovemaking, heartfelt ineptitude has its appeal and so does heartless skill, but what you want is passionate virtuosity."
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- I know of my sex appeal. I know about sexuality, and I know how to use it - tastefully, of… — Rachel Bilson
- An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts. — Otto von Bismarck
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- Television provokes strong opinions, and sometimes we try a bit too hard to appeal to everyone. — Jo Brand
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- Autumn wins you best by this its mute appeal to sympathy for its decay. — Robert Browning
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