Quotes about Expression

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.

Be crazy! But learn how to be crazy without being the center of attention. Be brave enough to live different.

A creative person has little power over his own life. He is not free. He is captive and driven by his daimon.

The artists must be sacrificed to their art. Like the bees, they must put their lives into the sting they give.