Edwin Way Teale quote

The difference between utility and utility plus beauty is the difference between telephone wires and the spider web.
Edwin Way Teale
Edwin Way Teale
Born: Jun 2, 1899
Died: Oct 18, 1980

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Spider, Beauty, Telephone, Plus, Web, Wires, Between, Difference, Utility

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