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A copy of the universe is not what is required of art; one of the damned things is ample.
A strong hatred is the best lamp to bear in our hands as we go over the dark places of life, cutting away the dead things men tell us to revere.
All men should have a drop of treason in their veins, if nations are not to go soft like so many sleepy pears.
Any authentic work of art must start an argument between the artist and his audience.
Because hypocrisy stinks in the nostrils one is likely to rate i... (more Rebecca West quotes)
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