It is for him that is lonely or in prison to dream of fellowship, but for him that is of a fellowship to do and not to dream.
William MorrisSlayer of the winter, art thou here again? O welcome, thou that bring'st the summer nigh! The bitter wind makes not the victory vain. Nor will we mock thee for thy faint blue sky.
William MorrisApart from the desire to produce beautiful things, the leading passion of my life has been and is hatred of modern civilization.
William MorrisI love art, and I love history, but it is living art and living history that I love. It is in the interest of living art and living history that I oppose so-called restoration. What history can there be in a building bedaubed with ornament, which cannot at the best be anything but a hopeless and lifeless imitation of the hope and vigor of the earlier world?
William Morris