When Brand Blanshard asked Russell why he did not write on aesthetics, Russell replied that he did not know anything about it, though he hastened to add "but that is not a very good excuse, for my friends tell me it has not deterred me from writing on other subjects".
Kada je Brand Blanshard upitao Russella zašto nikada nije pisao o estetici, ovaj mu je odgovorio da je to zbog toga jer o njoj ništa ne zna, dodajući: "no, to nije dobar izgovor, jer prijatelji mi govore da me to nije spriječilo u pisanju o drugim temama."