Writing is not like painting where you add. It is not what you put on the canvas that the reader sees. Writing is more like a sculpture where you remove, you eliminate in order to make the work visible. Even…

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Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love. Love risks degenerating into obsession, friendship...

Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love. Love risks degenerating into obsession, friendship...

No one is as capable of gratitude as one who has emerged from the kingdom...

No one is as capable of gratitude as one who has emerged from the kingdom...

I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation....

I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation....

There are victories of the soul and spirit. Sometimes, even if you lose, you win.

There are victories of the soul and spirit. Sometimes, even if you lose, you win.

I have not lost faith in God. I have moments of anger and protest. Sometimes...

I have not lost faith in God. I have moments of anger and protest. Sometimes...

There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never...

There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never...

Our obligation is to give meaning to life and in doing so to overcome the...

Our obligation is to give meaning to life and in doing so to overcome the...

The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not...

The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not...

Art is a lie that makes us realize truth.

Art is a lie that makes us realize truth.

Film as dream, film as music. No art passes our conscience in the way film...

Film as dream, film as music. No art passes our conscience in the way film...

The artist's world is limitless. It can be found anywhere, far from where he lives...

The artist's world is limitless. It can be found anywhere, far from where he lives...

Where the spirit does not work with the hand there is no art

Where the spirit does not work with the hand there is no art

Art is not a mirror held up to reality, but a hammer with which to...

Art is not a mirror held up to reality, but a hammer with which to...

Art is a jealous mistress, and if a man has a genius for painting, poetry,...

Art is a jealous mistress, and if a man has a genius for painting, poetry,...

We won't have a society if we destroy the environment

We won't have a society if we destroy the environment

The principles of true art is not to portray, but to evoke.

The principles of true art is not to portray, but to evoke.

Art is unquestionably one of the purest and highest elements in human happiness. It trains...

Art is unquestionably one of the purest and highest elements in human happiness. It trains...

Art is pattern informed by sensibility.

Art is pattern informed by sensibility.

Art is coming face to face with yourself. That's what's wrong with Benton. He came...

Art is coming face to face with yourself. That's what's wrong with Benton. He came...

Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

Faith is not a delicate flower which would wither away under the slightest stormy weather

Faith is not a delicate flower which would wither away under the slightest stormy weather

If moderation is a fault, then indifference is a crime.

If moderation is a fault, then indifference is a crime.

Dancing is like dreaming with your feet!

Dancing is like dreaming with your feet!

Life is too brief. I had a friend whom I intended to know better. Yesterday...

Life is too brief. I had a friend whom I intended to know better. Yesterday...