We demand that people should be true to the pictures we have of them, no matter how repulsive those pictures may be: we prefer the true portrait in all its homogeneity, to one with a detail added which refuses to fit in.
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"We demand that people should be true to the pictures we have of them, no matter how repulsive those pictures may be: we prefer the true portrait in all its homogeneity, to one with a detail added which refuses to fit in." — Pamela Hansford Johnson
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We demand that people should be true to the pictures we have of them, no matter how repulsive those pictures may be: we prefer the true portrait in all its homogeneity, to one with a detail added which refuses to fit in. — Pamela Hansford Johnson
About Pamela Hansford Johnson
Pamela Hansford Johnson was a Critic from United Kingdom (1912–1981).
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Who said "We demand that people should be true to the pictures we have of them, no matter…"?
This quote is attributed to Pamela Hansford Johnson, a Critic from United Kingdom.
When did Pamela Hansford Johnson live?
Pamela Hansford Johnson lived from 1912 – 1981.