Exertion Quote by John Ruskin
“The true grotesque being the expression of the repose or play of a serious mind, there is a false grotesque opposed to it, which is the result of the full exertion of a frivolous one.”
“The true grotesque being the expression of the repose or play of a serious mind, there is a false grotesque opposed to it, which is the result of the full exertion of a frivolous one.”
![“For example, you have these grotesque, hilarious, profane ghosts in the book [Lincoln in the Bardo]. Even the concept of talking ghosts is, from an aesthetic point of view, grotesque. But you seem compelled by that risk in order to get to the other end of the equation.” quote by Zadie Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/cf1/zadie-smith-584_aesthetic_for-example-you-have-these-grotesque-hil_2386734.jpg)
