He knew that the whole mystery of beauty can never be comprehended by the crowd, and that while clearness is a virtue of style, perfect explicitness is not a necessary virtue.
Arthur SymonsA realist, in Venice, would become a romantic by mere faithfulness to what he saw before him.
Arthur SymonsWhat we ask of him is, that he should find out for us more than we can find out for ourselves... He must have the passion of a lover.
Arthur Symons