Bad artists always admire each other's work. They call it being large-…

Oscar Wilde
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Bad artists always admire each other's work. They call it being large-minded and free from prejudice. But a truly great artist cannot conceive of life being shown, or beauty fashioned, under any conditions other than those he has selected. ✨ Oscar Wilde, General Press (2016). The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: Novel, Short Stories, Poetry, Essays and Plays, p.702, GENERAL PRESS
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