Quotes about Perception

If we want to see God as he longs for us to see him, we must look at Jesus very closely.

Lord, thank You," Elizabeth whispered. "Thank You for Your mercy and Your goodness. Thank You for answering. And help me focus on the things I can see You doing instead of the things I can't see.

I like actors very much, but to marry one would be like marrying your brother. You look too much alike in the mirror.

I am frustrated at misconceptions of me, and being cast in a role.

Ignorance of one's misfortunes is clear gain.

As the possessor of complete knowledge, God is not mistaken about people's experiences as people are mistaken about each others' experiences.

It costs a lot of money to look this cheap.

In any interview, you do say more or less than you mean.

You looked at them and wondered why they were so ugly; you looked closely and could not find the source. Then you realized that it came from conviction, their conviction. It was as though some mysterious all-knowing master had given each one a cloak of ugliness to wear, and they had each accepted it without question.

I have only to break into the tightness of a strawberry, and I see summer — its dust and lowering skies.

No matter how hard we try to ignore it, the mind always knows truth and wants clarity.

Every sentence, every word, was new to them and they listened to what he said like bright-eyed ravens, trembling in their eagerness to catch & interpret every sound in the universe.