If a man cannot serve two masters, neither can Christianity, or several thousand of them as the case may be.

Since art is considered a noble field, art should be used to promote all that is good and noble, and in a noble fashion.

When in doubt, throw doubt out and have a little faith.

Yet, beauty cannot be forgotten, Eternal Wisdom can never die.

While art thrives on the blazing colours of scandal, literature blossoms on the dark soil of tragedy.

If a man cannot serve two masters, neither can Christianity, or several thousand of them as the case may be.

Editors can be stupid at times. They just ignore that author's intention. I always try to read unabridged editions, so much is lost with cut versions of classic literature, even movies don't make sense when they are edited too much. I love the longueurs of a book even if they seem pointless because you can get a peek into the author's mind, a glimpse of their creative soul. I mean, how would people like it if editors came along and said to an artist, 'Whoops, you left just a tad too much space around that lily pad there, lets crop that a bit, shall we?'. Monet would be ripping his hair out.