"The perfection of form, you know, to symbolize the perfection of spirit." "For a companion piece," said Miss Blanchard, "you ought to make a Judas." "Never! I mean never to make anything ugly.

The Greeks never made anything ugly, and I 'm a Hellenist; I 'm not a Hebraist! I have been thinking lately of making a Cain, but I should never dream of making him ugly.

He should be a very handsome fellow, and he should lift up the murderous club with the beautiful movement of the fighters in the Greek friezes who are chopping at their enemies." "There 's no use trying to be a Greek," said Gloriani.

"If Phidias were to come back, he would recommend you to give it up.

I am half Italian and half French, and, as a whole, a Yankee.