Georg Trakl (1887–1914) austrian poet
"Delirium" (1913)
Source: http://publicdomainreview.org/2014/10/29/wild-heart-turning-white-georg-trakl-and-cocaine/
Cold Roses
29 (2005)
Georg Trakl (1887–1914) austrian poet
"Delirium" (1913)
Source: http://publicdomainreview.org/2014/10/29/wild-heart-turning-white-georg-trakl-and-cocaine/
“The atmosphere is blue by reason of the darkness above it because black and white make blue.”
Leonardo Da Vinci (1452–1519) Italian Renaissance polymath
The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci (1883), VII On the Proportions and on the Movements of the Human Figure
“Black hair and blue eyes are my favorite combination.”
Cassandra Clare book Clockwork Angel
Source: Clockwork Angel
“If you must reread old love letters, better pick a room without mirrors.”
Mignon McLaughlin (1913–1983) American journalist
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981), Unclassified
Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish writer and poet
This quote was instead first mentioned in a 1931 book titled “Since Calvary: An Interpretation of Christian History” by the comparative religion specialist Lewis Browne.
Disputed
“If I a fancy take
To black and blue,
That fancy doth it beauty make.”
John Suckling (1609–1642) English poet
Of thee (kind boy) I ask no red and white.
Other poems
“If I was black and blue, it was Gene. If I didn't have a scratch it was Fred.”
Fred Astaire (1899–1987) American dancer, singer, actor, choreographer and television presenter
Cyd Charisse on how her husband would know with whom she had danced, quoted in Aloff, Mindy. Dance Anecdotes: Stories from the Worlds of Ballet, Broadway, the Ballroom, and Modern Dance. Oxford University Press, 2006. p. 196 ISBN 0195054113.
