Keating stood still, because he understood for the first time what it was that artists spoke about when they spoke of beauty.

“I think that when in doubt about the truth of an issue, it's safer and in bette…”

“I'd like to think that I am wrong, that those words mean nothing, that there's …”

“You'd let the whole world perish rather than soil that immaculate self of yours…”

“I am older than you. Believe me, there is no other way to live on earth. Men ar…”