In a world of travail and cheap wine the ridiculous…

There's only a step from the sublime to the ridiculous, but there's no road leading from the ridiculous to the sublime.

— Lion Feuchtwanger

At the heart of the ridiculous, the sublime

— Derek Mahon

The sublime is only a step removed from the ridiculous.

— Theodor Adorno

“Give me the ridiculous, because it's a gateway to the sublime.”

— Jeff Mach

When authors and critics talk of the sublime, they see not how nearly it borders on the ridiculous.

— Thomas Paine

For me, the cooking life has been a long love affair, with moments both sublime and ridiculous.

— Anthony Bourdain

Only by chancing the ridiculous, can I hope for the sublime.

— Jay DeFeo

Livin' my life in a slow hell Different girl everynight at the hotel I ain't seen the sunshine in three damn days Been fuelin'…

— Kid Rock

“Life's too short to drink cheap wine...”

— Cliff Hakim

I under estimate that cheap wine

— Simphiwe

No nation is drunken where wine is cheap.

— Thomas Jefferson

“From the beginning philosophy sought for The order behind the disorder                Thales sipped cheap wine                And in this did divine: “Why it’s nothing at…

— Rebecca Goldstein

Cheap wine is defined by its price, and it depends on personal spending limits. So for me, any wine under $10 is cheap.

— Deborah Harkness

My wife and I really enjoy a glass of red wine. We're too old to drink cheap wine, and we don't.

— Paul Henderson

“I think, This will be the last horrible thing I have to go through, until I meet someone else and the whole travesty begins…

— Suzanne Finnamore