The work of art assumes the existence of the perfect spectator, and is…

E. M. Forster
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The work of art assumes the existence of the perfect spectator, and is indifferent to the fact that no such person exists. ✨ E.M. Forster (1951). Two Cheers for Democracy
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I do like Christmas on the whole.... In its clumsy way, it does approach Peace and Goodwill. But it is clumsier every year. ✨ E. M. Forster (2016). Howards End: England Literature, p.68, 谷月社
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The work of art assumes the existence of the perfect spectator, and is indifferent to the fact that no such person exists. ✨ E.M. Forster (1951). Two Cheers for Democracy

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