Carolina QuotesWhen we read what Goethe says about men we are ashamed of what we have said; when we read what he says about painting and statues we are ashamed of what Goethe has said.
Randall Jarrell Carolinian
Source
“Malraux and the Statues at Bamberg”, p. 194
- work
- A Sad Heart at the Supermarket: Essays & Fables (1962)
- year
- 1962
- locator
- p. 194
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