What did Mary Russell Mitford mean by: A novel should be as like life as a painting, but not as like life as a piece of waxwork. Mary Russell Mitford Playwright · England Copy
Prejudices of taste, likings and dislikings, are not always vanquishable by reason. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Mary Russell Mitford, Prejudice, Reason, Taste, 0 Mary Russell Mitford Playwright · England
+ There is no running away from a great grief. Author, August 23, 2023January 2, 2025, Mary Russell Mitford, Acceptance, Grief, Resilience, 0 Mary Russell Mitford Playwright · England
Enthusiasm is very catching, especially when it is very eloquent. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Mary Russell Mitford, Enthusiasm, 0 Mary Russell Mitford Playwright · England
+ Nothing so pretty to look at as my garden! Author, August 31, 2023January 2, 2025, Mary Russell Mitford, Beauty, Nature, Pride, 0 Mary Russell Mitford Playwright · England
We may admire people for being wise, but we like them best when they are foolish. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Mary Russell Mitford, Admiration, Folly, Preference, 0 Mary Russell Mitford Playwright · England
No fear of forgetting the good-humoured faces that meet us in our walks each day. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Mary Russell Mitford, Connection, Happiness, Remembrance, 0 Mary Russell Mitford Playwright · England
I prepare myself for all disappointments by expecting nothing. Read explanation Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Mary Russell Mitford, Disappointment, Expectations, Preparation, 0 Mary Russell Mitford Playwright · England
[On Elizabeth Barrett Browning:] Her sweetness of character is even beyond her genius. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Mary Russell Mitford, Character, Genius, Sweetness, 0 Mary Russell Mitford Playwright · England
Appreciation of art is a moral erection, otherwise mere dilettantism. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Art produces ugly things which frequently become beautiful with time. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
There is no art without intoxication. But I mean a mad intoxication! Let reason teeter! Delirium! Jean Dubuffet Artist · France
No piece of art can depict feelings if a piece of reality is not included in it. Read explanation Jean Fautrier Painter · France
