A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament.

Temperament is the primary requisite for the critic - a temperament exquisitely susceptible to beauty, and to the various impressions that beauty gives us.

A critic should be taught to criticise a work of art without making any reference to the personality of the author.

The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you.

But then one regrets the loss even of one's worst habits. Perhaps one regrets them the most. They are such an essential part of one's personality.

The secret of life is in art.