“What is pertinent is the calmness of that beauty, its sense of restraint.”
Source: The Remains of the Day
“What is pertinent is the calmness of beauty, its sense of restraint. It is as though the land knows of its own beauty, its own greatness, and feels no need to shout it.”
Source: The Remains of the Day
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