Ariel – I like that statement: “a kind of fake, positive glow about anything creative.” I have noticed that is very true.

And I realize that what you quoted is a strong statement. We know that liar means “one who lies,” but we tend to tack on “all the time” in common use. And I don’t want to imply that those who have lied once or twice about art that they didn’t like are pathological liars. But it was the only word that fit there. So – if anyone is reading this comments section and is mad about that statement… please read it as “someone that was not honest in a particular instance,” not “someone that lies all the time.”