Ascetic Ideal

Famous quotes containing the words ascetic and/or ideal:

    A commercial society whose members are essentially ascetic and indifferent in social ritual has to be provided with blueprints and specifications for evoking the right tone for every occasion.
    Marshall McLuhan (1911–1980)

    I think the ideal situation for a family is to be completely incestuous.
    William Burroughs (b. 1914)