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Books are a refuge, a sort of cloistral refuge, from the vulgariti

Books are a refuge, a sort of cloistral refuge, from the vulgarities of the actual world. – Walter Pater

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What is important, then, is not that the critic should possess a correct abstract definition of beauty for the intellect, but a certain kind of temperament, the power of being deeply moved by the presence of beautiful objects. – Walter Pater

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