Beauty deprived of its proper foils and adjuncts ceases to be enjoyed as beauty, just as light deprived of all shadows ceases to be enjoyed as light. – John Ruskin
No art can be noble which is incapable of expressing thought, and no art is capable of expressing thought which does not change. – John Ruskin
You might sooner get lightning out of incense smoke than true action or passion out of your modern English religion. – John Ruskin
Some slaves are scoured to their work by whips, others by their restlessness and ambition. – John Ruskin
If you think dope is for kicks and for thrills, youre out of your mind. There are more kicks to be had in a good case of paralytic polio or by living in an iron lung. If you think you need stuff to play music or sing, youre crazy. It can fix you so you cant play nothing or sing nothing. – Billie Holiday