Culture Quote by Maria Edgeworth

“All of this like some ancient anointing. So be it. Evoke the forms. Where you've nothing else construct ceremonies out of the air and…

— Cormac McCarthy

“Where you've nothing else, construct ceremonies out of the air, and breathe upon them.”

— Cormac McCarthy

“Ritual and ceremony are powerful bonding tools. They result in a sense of community, a feeling of unity far beyond what you might expect.”

— Del Suggs

“Tradition is a fragile thing in a culture built entirely on the memories of the elders.”

— Alice Albinia

“Tradition is the illusion of permanence.”

— Woody Allen

“Traditions are just nonsense that binds, and whilst the nonsense might take on a different hue, the binding is universal.”

— Vinay Patel

“Traditions are like rules, they are meant to be broken.”

— A.E. Croft

“...I have come to be convinced that it is only the unbending observance of custom that sustains life in an urban circumstance.”

— Gordon Lish

“Customs have no reason; they simply are.”

— Marion Zimmer Bradley

“So we ask ourselves: Why are things the way they are? What practices should be questioned and which should remain sound? This allows us…

— Ryan Holiday

“The living tradition we share draws from many sources …”

— John Buehrens

“Customs are made for customary circumstances, and customary characters: and his circumstances or his character may be uncustomary.”

— John Stuart Mill