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Acting is therefore the lowest of the arts, if it is an art at all.

— George Moore Impressions and Opinions (1891)

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I will admit that an artist may be great and limited; by one word he may light up an abyss of soul; but there must be this one magical and unique word.

Confessions of a Young Man (1886)

The mind petrifies if a circle be drawn around it, and it can hardly be denied that dogma draws a circle round the mind.

Hail and Farewell (1912)

It does not matter how badly you paint so long as you don't paint badly like other people.

Confessions of a Young Man (1886)

A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it.

The wrong way always seems the more reasonable.

The Bending of the Bough (1900)

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