“Don't ruin the present with the ruined past.”

“The danger would be going back, or staying still. The only way out was through. The past was ruins, but the present was still in play.”

“Do not dwell on past failures or it will ruin your future.”

“What interests me is the transformation, not the monument. I don't construct ruins, but I feel ruins are moments when things show themselves. A ruin is not a catastrophe. It is the moment when things can start again.”

“Natural heart’s ivy, Patience masks
Our ruins of wrecked past purpose.”

“Ruin is a gift. Ruin is the road to transformation.”

“All men that are ruined, are ruined on the side of their natural propensities.”

“A mind that has confronted ruin for years
Is half or more a ruined mind.”

“Cat, you ruined mom's dress!"
"Honey, it was ruined when she bought it.”

“Life is short, but it's long enough to ruin any man who wants to be ruined.”