William Morris Quotes


I am going, if I can, to be an architect, and I am too old already, and there is no time to lose.


Citations

Morris, William. Letter to Cormell Price, 1856. As quoted in Mackail, J.W., The Life of William Morris, Vol. 1, Longmans, Green and Co., 1899, p. 106.

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William Morris
William Morris
  • Born: March 24, 1834
  • Died: October 3, 1896
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Textile Designer, Poet, Translator, Socialist Activist

William Morris was a British textile designer, poet, novelist, translator and socialist activist associated with the British Arts and Crafts Movement. He was a major contributor to the revival of traditional British textile arts and methods of production. His literary contributions helped to establish the modern fantasy genre, while he helped win acceptance of socialism in fin de siècle Great Britain.