Criticism is the windows and chandeliers of art: it illuminates the enveloping darkness in which art might otherwise rest only vaguely discernible, and perhaps altogether unseen.

Quote by George Jean Nathan

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I only drink to make other people seem interesting.

I only drink to make other people seem interesting.

Whenever a man encounters a woman in a mood he doesn't understand, he wants to...

Whenever a man encounters a woman in a mood he doesn't understand, he wants to...

Criticism is the art of appraising others at one's own value.

Criticism is the art of appraising others at one's own value.

I have yet to find a man worth his salt in any direction who did...

I have yet to find a man worth his salt in any direction who did...

Politics is the diversion of trivial men who, when they succeed at it, become important...

Politics is the diversion of trivial men who, when they succeed at it, become important...

What passes for woman's intuition is often nothing more than man's transparency.

What passes for woman's intuition is often nothing more than man's transparency.

A man reserves his true and deepest love not for the species of woman in...

A man reserves his true and deepest love not for the species of woman in...

An optimist is a fellow who believes a housefly is looking for a way to...

An optimist is a fellow who believes a housefly is looking for a way to...

An actor without a playwright is like a hole without a doughnut.

An actor without a playwright is like a hole without a doughnut.

To speak of morals in art is to speak of legislature in sex. Art is...

To speak of morals in art is to speak of legislature in sex. Art is...

Women, as they grow older, rely more and more on cosmetics. Men, as they grow...

Women, as they grow older, rely more and more on cosmetics. Men, as they grow...

Patriotism is often an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles.

Patriotism is often an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles.

The test of a real comedian is whether you laugh at him before he opens...

The test of a real comedian is whether you laugh at him before he opens...

I know many married men, I even know a few happily married men, but I...

I know many married men, I even know a few happily married men, but I...

Love is an emotion experienced by the many and enjoyed by the few.

Love is an emotion experienced by the many and enjoyed by the few.

Great art is as irrational as great music. It is mad with its own loveliness.

Great art is as irrational as great music. It is mad with its own loveliness.

Love demands infinitely less than friendship.

Love demands infinitely less than friendship.

I drink to make other people interesting.

I drink to make other people interesting.

If You wish to drink, then I shall get water for You; and wash Your...

If You wish to drink, then I shall get water for You; and wash Your...

To live long, eat like a cat, drink like a dog.

To live long, eat like a cat, drink like a dog.