quintessence

The key to quintessence is that it changes in value through cosmic history and can be attractive or repulsive.

For 58 years--an eternity in this town--Chasen’s was the quintessence of Hollywood, as sublime as the expensive caviar that is on the menu and as low-brow as the world-famous chili that is not.

And her longevity feels like a quest in the direction of excellence, as well as a pursuit of her own quintessence.

An informal shot of Moss and Naomi Campbell, smoking in the Meatpacking district, is the quintessence of cool.

As Walter Benjamin asked, “Is it not the quintessence of experience to find out how very difficult it is to learn many things which apparently could be told in very few words?”