Famous quotes containing the words ascetic and/or died:
“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)
“He was laughing when your father found him. He died laughing—in a strait-jacket.”
—John L. Balderston (1899–1954)