pursuit of pleasantness
“She was strangely convinced that the cement brick—as an art material—was ‘owned’ by a close friend of hers. So, only he could use them. And no one else should even consider it. I accomplished exactly nothing by pointing out that cement bricks were ordinary construction products and had already been used by dozens of artists, and in a variety of ways.”
Nicholas Bruhns, Otto the Magpie.