Quotes about Expression

We float in language like icebergs — four-fifths under the surface and only one-fifth of us projecting into the open air of immediate, non-linguistic experience.

Mary looked at the picture for some time without saying anything. Indeed, she didn't know what to say; she was taken aback, she was at a loss. She had expected a cubist masterpiece, and here was a picture of a man and a horse, not only recognisable as such, but even aggressively in drawing.

Threequarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.

It's not enough for the phrases to be good; what you make with them ought to be good too.

If a man write little, he had need have a great memory."[12]

Worship empowers serving; serving expresses worship. Godliness requires a disciplined balance between the two.

Maybe I was praying for him then, in my own way. Does God have a set way of prayer, a way that He expects each of us to follow? I doubt it. I believe some people-- lots of people-- pray through the witness of their lives, through the work they do, the friendships they have, the love they offer people and receive from people. Since when are words the only acceptable form of prayer?

Does God have set way of prayer, a way that he expects each of us to follow? I doubt it. I believe some people - lots of people - pray through the witness of their lives, through the work they do, the friendships they have, the love they offer people and receive from people. Since when are words the only acceptable form of prayer?

So the writer who breeds more words than he needs, is making a chore for the reader who reads.

Sometimes I bust out and do things so permanent. Like tattoos and marriage.

Don't join the book burners. Do not think you are going to conceal thoughts by concealing evidence that they ever existed.

The function of ritual, as I understand it, is to give form to human life, not in the way of a mere surface arrangement, but in depth.