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Imitation, if it is not forgery, is a fine thing. It stems from a

Imitation, if it is not forgery, is a fine thing. It stems from a generous impulse, and a realistic sense of what can and cannot be done. – James Fenton

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Imitation belittles. – Christian Nevell Bovee

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Artistic genius is an expansion of monkey imitativeness. – W. Winwood Reade

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The only good imitations are those that poke fun at bad originals. – Francois de la Rochefoucauld

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An original artist is unable to copy. So he has only to copy in order to be original. – Jean Cocteau

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