Beauty Quote by Tom Stoppard

“Beauty is desired in order that it may be befouled; not for its own sake, but for the joy brought by the certainty of profaning it.” quote by Tom Stoppard — Download Open image

“Beauty is desired in order that it may be befouled; not for its own sake, but for the joy brought by the certainty of profaning it.”

Tom Stoppard

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