No man who achieved greatness in the arts operated by himself; he was top man in a group of like-minded individuals. The school gives a man […] the fantastic amount of guts it takes to add to culture. It gives him morale, esprit de corps, the resources of many brains, and — maybe most important — one-sidedness with assurance. […] About this one-sidedness: I’m convinced that no one can amount to a damn in the arts if he becomes sweetly reasonable, seeing all sides of a picture, forgiving all sins.
