Torture/definitions

Famous quotes containing the words torture and/or definitions:

    “I’m folding up my little dreams
    Within my heart tonight,
    And praying I may soon forget
    The torture of their sight.”
    —Georgia Douglas Johnson (1886–1966)

    “Lord Byron is an exceedingly interesting person, and as such is it not to be regretted that he is a slave to the vilest and most vulgar prejudices, and as mad as the winds?
    There have been many definitions of beauty in art. What is it? Beauty is what the untrained eyes consider abominable.”
    —Edmond De Goncourt (1822–1896)