Historians of literature like to regard a century as a series of ten faces, each grimacing in a different way. Richard Ellmann More Quotes by Richard Ellmann More Quotes From Richard Ellmann Drift beautifully on the surface, and you will die unbeautifully in the depths. Richard Ellmann surface dies depth A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is in fact the gestation of a soul. Richard Ellmann artist soul men