"The work of art assumes the existence of the perfect spectator, and is indifferent to the fact that no such person exists."

Art, Work, Existence, Fact

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"The work of art assumes the existence of the perfect spectator, and is indifferent to the fact that no such person exists."

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"Photograph: a picture painted by the sun without instruction in art."

Ambrose Bierce, American Journalist

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Erich Fromm, American Psychologist

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"I see my life in terms of music."

Albert Einstein, German Scientist

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Ambrose Bierce, American Journalist

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Charles Dickens, English Novelist

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"The truth is not that we need the critics in order to enjoy the authors, but that we need the authors in order to enjoy the critics."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

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"History develops, art stands still."

E. M. Forster, English Novelist

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"To catch a husband is an art; to hold him is a job."

Simone de Beauvoir, French Writer

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"The claims I'm making for art are simply the claims that we naturally make around music or around poetry. We're much more relaxed around those art forms. We're willing to ask, 'How could this find a place in my heart?'"

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"One of the evils of money is that it tempts us to look at it rather than at the things that it buys."

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