“It is the custom of Venice to paint on canvas, either because it does not split and is not worm-eaten, or because pictures can be made of any size desired, or else for convenience... so that they can be sent anywhere with very little trouble and expense.” LittlesDoeMadeTroubleMaterialsPaintSizeExpensesCustomsSplitsCanvasWormsConvenienceVenice Book:The Lives of the Painters, Sculptors, and Architects Source: The Lives of the Painters, Sculptors, and Architects
“How is it that one day life is orderly and you are content, a little cynical perhaps but on the whole just so, and then without warning you find the solid floor is a trapdoor and you are now in another place whose geography is uncertain and whose customs are strange?” LifeLittlesWholeLife IsStrangeOne DayCustomsWarningCynicalUncertainGeographyOrderlyDay Life Author:Jeanette Winterson
“The essence of Toryism is enjoyment?but as far as communicating and establishing your creed are concernedtrya little pleasure. The way to keep up old customs is, to enjoy old customs; the way to be satisfied with the present state of things is, to enjoy that state of things.” WayLittlesStatesEnjoyPleasureEssenceCommunicateSatisfiedEnjoymentCustomsCreeds Author:Walter Bagehot