The old masters are perfect and admirable examples, on condition that we remember that the spirit gives life and the letter kills, and that even the best pastiche is inferior to the harmonious stammering or incoherence of a child trying to speak.


Stella Vespertina. (1947)

Georges Rouault Quotes

The old masters are perfect and admirable examples, on condition that we remember that the spirit gives life and the letter kills, and that even the...

The old masters are perfect and admirable examples, on condition that we remember that the spirit gives life and the letter kills, and that even the...

The old masters are perfect and admirable examples, on condition that we remember that the spirit gives life and the letter kills, and that even the...

The old masters are perfect and admirable examples, on condition that we remember that the spirit gives life and the letter kills, and that even the...