• The collector walks with blinders on; he sees nothing but the prize. In fact, the acquisitive instinct is incompatible with true appreciation of beauty.

    Anne Morrow Lindbergh: The collector walks with blinders on; he sees nothing but the prize. In fact, the acquisitive instinct is incompatible with true appreciation of beauty.
    Anne Morrow Lindbergh (2010). “Gift from the Sea”, p.111, Random House