Romanticism is the mother of kitsch and that there are moments when the child becomes so like its mother that one cannot differentiate between them
Hermann BrochThe techniques of kitsch, which are based on imitation, are rational and operate according to formulas; the remain rational even when their result has a highly irrational, even crazy, quality.
Hermann BrochThe world has always gone through periods of madness so as to advance a bit on the road to reason.
Hermann BrochYou must neither completely nor partially copy the art of others. If so, you will be producing kitsch.
Hermann Broch