Charles Tomlinson Quotes

The boughs of the oak are roaring inside the acorn.

Any critic of Cezanne who described him as a painter of country scenes would be moving in the wrong direction. You must begin with the question of style . . .

The cool blade Severs between coolness, apple-rind Compelling a recognition.

In all pursuits men complain of failure when they have not attained the measure of success they proposed to themselves.

To many men, moderate success is only another aspect of failure.

False zeal is every day bringing true zeal into disrepute.

There are portraits and still-lifes And the first, because 'human' Does not excel the second