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tie of mid- nineteenth century Realism to not-for-art's-sake; and although it is sometimes seen as an odd contradiction in Realism, it is in fact, the condition of its existence.

"Therefore let us try and see things as they are, and not try to be cleverer than God. Once upon a time it was thought that only sugar cane could produce sugar. Nowadays, it is extracted from almost anything; the same with poetry. Extract it from anything at all, for there are deposits in everything and everywhere: there is not an atom of matter that does not contain thought; and let us get accustomed to considering the world as a work of art, of which we must reproduce the processes in our works."

Flaubert letter March 27, 1853 1.5.82

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Previous Convictions by Cyril Connolly p. 352

... jazz, sex, and marijuana could only afford physical sensations which, however disturbing, would never alleviate his craving for a lightening of his own opacity. He was never 'way out,' only just around the corner. The intoxication which this new trinity offered was purely sensual and therefore subject to the law of diminishing returns. There was not enough inspiration to go around.'

2.17.82

Sign in a used magazine store over the Playboys: NO PROTRACTED BROWSING. 12.83