Theodor Adorno...the beautiful in nature is like a spark flashing momentarily and disappearing as soon as one tries to get hold of it.
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As a literary work, "The Beautiful and the Damned" is about the power of beauty and the power of passion. This quote conveys the idea that there is beauty in nature and there is beauty in art. There is beauty in poetry and beauty in music. There is beauty in the written word. But, because we cannot see it, we must be content knowing that something real and beautiful exists.
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