This is the merit and distinction of art: to be more real than reality, to be not nature but nature's essence.


The Works of W. E. Henley: Views and reviews (ed. 1908)

William Ernest Henley Quotes

This is the merit and distinction of art: to be more real than reality, to be not nature but nature's essence.

This is the merit and distinction of art: to be more real than reality, to be not nature but nature's essence.

This is the merit and distinction of art: to be more real than reality, to be not nature but nature's essence.

This is the merit and distinction of art: to be more real than reality, to be not nature but nature's essence.