“Masterpieces are not single and solitary births they are the outcome of many years of thinking in common, of thinking by the body of the people, so that the experience of the mass is behind the single voice.”
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It is the nature of the artist to mind excessively what is said about him. Literature is strewn with the wreckage of men who have minded beyond reason the opinions of others.
Mental fight means thinking against the current, not with it. It is our business to puncture gas bags and discover the seeds of truth.
Really I don't like human nature unless all candied over with art.
The connection between dress and war is not far to seek your finest clothes are those you wear as soldiers.