Ritzenthaler Quotes & Sayings

The man who denounces life merely defines himself as the man who is unequal to it. — Aleister Crowley

Whereas an art that affects you in the moment, but which you then find hard to remember, is straining to bring you to another level. It offers images or ideas from that other level, that other way of being, which is why you find them hard to remember. But it has opened you to the possibility of growing into what you are not yet, which is exactly what art should do. — Maggie Nelson

The oil extracted from plants grown in Northern India is far superior. This oil is still a vetiver but is defined separately and is known as Khus. On the surface this might seem an almost petty distinction, but to the trained eye khus has an almost magical difference to vetiver taken from anywhere else in the world. — Elizabeth Ashley

Love is more than just a pretty face with a nice personality. — Rebecca A. Rogers

Averse alike to flatter, or offend;
Not free from faults, nor yet too vain to mend. — Alexander Pope

The first thing a proprietor learns, and painfully at that, is: Trust is fine, but control is better. — Elfriede Jelinek

It's a terrible thing to be alone
yes it is
it is
but don't lower your mask until you have another mask prepared beneath
as terrible as you like
but a mask. — Katherine Mansfield

Sometimes you want to go for a walk and you don't want to be watched. You just want to be anonymous and blend in. Especially when I travel, I feel that way, because I can't really go out and see a city the way other people can and I miss out on a lot. — Madonna Ciccone

I like the ocean," [...] "It feels like forever and I can breathe. When I'm near the ocean, I'm free of the swamp in a way no other place allows. — Bijou Hunter