Famous quotes containing the words imitation and/or pearls:
“That life is really so tragic would least of all explain the origin of an art form—assuming that art is not merely imitation of the reality of nature but rather a metaphysical supplement of the reality of nature, placed beside it for its overcoming.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)
“Instead of pearls a wrought clasp
a bracelet will you accept this?”
—Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961)