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01Undated

Oscar Wilde: "I wish I had said that." Whistler: "You will, Oscar; you will.

James McNeill Whistler / quote

02Undated

Two and two continue to make four in spite of the whine of the amateur for three or the cry of the critic for five.

James McNeill Whistler / quote

03Undated

Nature is usually wrong.

James McNeill Whistler / quote

04Undated

To say to the painter that Nature is to be taken as she is is to say to the player that he may sit on the piano.

James McNeill Whistler / quote