I believe every chess player senses beauty when he succeeds in creating situations which contradict the expectations and the rules and he succeeds in mastering this situation.

I define nothing. Not beauty not patriotism. I take each thing as it is without prior rules about what it should be.

Every man should follow the bent of his nature in art and letters always provided that he does not offend against the rules of morality and good taste.

The problem is that once the rules of art are debunked and once the unpleasant realities the irony diagnoses are revealed and diagnosed 'then' what do we do?

Rules and models destroy genius and art.

The rules of navigation never navigated a ship. The rules of architecture never built a house.

There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds.

Under this window in stormy weather I marry this man and woman together Let none but Him who rules the thunder Put this man and woman asunder.

Essex is an amazing county with its own set of rules. It's a completely different world.

The best rules to form a young man are to talk little to hear much to reflect alone upon what has passed in company to distrust one's own opinions and value others that deserve it.