Elegance Thrives On Exclusion.

Truth Can Remain Silent. Lies Must Be Spoken.

Romantics Consider Common Sense Vulgar.

The Sentimental Want To Be Thrilled By Everything.

After Voltaire: Envy Is Chained To The Portico Of The Temple Of Glory And Can Neither Enter Nor Leave.

Placing The Extraordinary At The Center Of The Ordinary, As Realism Does, Is A Great Comfort To Us Stay-at-homes.