"To say to the painter that Nature is to be taken as she is, is to say to the player that he may sit on the piano."
-James Whistler
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"The rare few, who, early in life have rid themselves of the friendship of the many."
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"Work alone will efface the footsteps of work."
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"How sweet it is!"
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"We don't believe in rheumatism and true love until after the first attack."
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"In my world, history comes down to language and art. No one cares much about what battles were fought, who won them and who lost them - unless there is a painting, a play, a song or a poem that speaks of the event."
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