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Notes on the Need for Beauty nora kelly De Quincey finds himself confrontedThe introduction of this book reads, "Beauty, like every other quality courage, fear, ugliness, trust, truth, wisdom is a part of us and apart from us, inside us and outside us, personal and impersonal. Beauty invites us to build bridges and make connections between the senses and the soul, between contemplation and expression, between ourselves and the world." In this wide ranging and deeply felt book, artist and writer J. Ruth Gendler invites us to