“ The trouble with scientists is that they do not understand beauty. ”
Sinclair Lewis, Arrowsmith (1925). copy citation
| Author | Sinclair Lewis |
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| Source | Arrowsmith |
| Topic | beauty understanding |
| Date | 1925 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200131h.html |
Context
“The sister of the countess, a sallow and stringy woman, was glowing at him. He turned with unhappy meekness (noting that she had one more fork than he, and wondering where he had got lost) .
She blared, "You are a scientist, I am told."
"Ye-es."
"The trouble with scientists is that they do not understand beauty. They are so cold."
Rippleton Holabird would have made pretty mirth, but Martin could only quaver, "No, I don't think that's true," and consider whether he dared drink another glass of champagne.
When they had been herded back to the drawing-room, after masculine but achingly elaborate passings of the port, Capitola swooped on him with white devouring wings:”
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