“Having an eye for beauty isn't the same thing as a weakness.”

“We all have a weakness for beauty.”

“Having eyes, but not seeing beauty; having ears, but not hearing music; having minds, but not perceiving truth…These are the things to fear…”

“Love isn't a weakness.”

“Not everything that’s beautiful is weak.”

“Isn't it extraordinary that the Prime Minister of our country can't even urge his Party to back his own position. Weak! Weak! Weak!”

“Have you ever noticed that there are people who do things which are most indelicate, and yet at the same time - beautiful?”

“I thought, my love is so good, why isn't it calling the same thing back.”

“The paintings of Francis Bacon to my eye are very beautiful. The paintings of Bosch or Goya are to my eye very beautiful. I've also stood in front of those same paintings with people who've said, "let's get on to the Botticellis as soon as possible."”

“Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?”