Politeness that comes only from fear of offending taste is a poor virtue; it should express regard for others' feelings

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• A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. GSGeorge Saunders6 Aug 2026taste
• A gift's perceived price is part of what it does, so a drink known to be cheap fails at its job however good it tastes. RSRory Sutherland9 Dec 2025taste
• A lot of people can match a framework for taste; almost nobody can create one, and creating one is the rare skill. DFDylan Field16 Oct 2025taste
• A person's taste develops faster than their skills, creating a frustrating gap early on. ACAndrew Chen15 Jan 2024taste
• A product needs a soul, and for that it needs one person of great taste who is its living, breathing aspect and gets furious about every small detail. KSKarri Saarinen12 Feb 2010taste

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