Quote by John Fowles

I just think of things as beautiful or not. Can't you understand? I don't think of good or bad. Just of beautiful or ugly. I think a lot of nice things are ugly and a lot of nasty things are beautiful.

I just think of things as beautiful or not. Can't you unders

Summary

In this quote, the speaker shares their perception of things, explaining that they view them simply as beautiful or not, without considering the conventional labels of good or bad. They implies that their concept of beauty doesn't always align with societal norms, as they find many nice things ugly and many unpleasant things beautiful. This perspective suggests a unique, perhaps unconventional, understanding of aesthetics, indicating that beauty and ugliness can be subjective and not objectively tied to moral judgments.

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Good Beauty Bad Ugliness

By John Fowles

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