"Rodin" Quotes from Famous Books
... affirm that from so universal a foundation the fair structure of stheticism shall not be rebuilt? The eye, accustomed to the look of dainty dishes and pleasant cookery, may once more demand the architecture of Wren, the sculpture of Rodin, the paintings of—dear me—whom? Why, sir, even before the days of the Great Skirmish, when you were last on earth, we had already begun to put the future of stheticism on a more real basis, and were converting the concert-halls of London into hotels. Few at the time saw the far-reaching ... — Another Sheaf • John Galsworthy |