“You must remember, Madame Harris, elegance is in the details.”

― Lynn Sheene, The Last Time I Saw Paris

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Charles-André Van Loo, Portrait de Jacques-Germain Soufflot 

(detail)

18th century

“When a problem threatens to engulf you, there’s nothing like irrelevant detail to keep your head above water.”

― John le Carré, The Russia House

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Egon Schiele, Bildnis der Schwägerin des Künstlers, Adele Hams (detail)

1917

“The truth of the story lies in the details.”

― Paul Auster, The Brooklyn Follies

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Vincent Van Gogh, Self-Portrait (detail)

Spring 1887

“The details of life have a tendency to interfere with the actual living of life.”

― Richard Diaz

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Sophie Anderson, Roses (detail)

19th century

“Life is not a plot; it’s in the details.”

― Jodi Picoult, Vanishing Acts

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“He decided not to ask for details. Better to avoid exposing his ignorance even further.”

― Haruki Murakami, Samsa in Love

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George W. Lambert, The White Glove (detail)

1921