"absence ... smothers into decay a rootless fancy but often nourishes the least seed of a true affection into full-flowering love."

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A good taste in art feels the presence or the absence of merit; a just taste discriminates the degree--the poco piu and the poco meno. A good taste rejects faults; a just taste selects excellences. A good taste is often unconscious; a just taste is always conscious. A good taste may be lowered or spoilt; a just taste can only go on refining more and more.

— Anna Brownell Jameson