Stillness in the midst of chaos
“Art has something to do with the achievement of stillness in the midst of chaos. A stillness which characterizes prayer, too, in the eye of […]
A clean, well-lighted place
The Romantic
“That the life of man is but a dream, many a man has surmised heretofore; and I, too, am everywhere pursued by this feeling. When […]
Fear gone like an operation. Something else grew in its place.
“It had started the night before when he had wakened and heard the lion roaring somewhere up along the river. It was a deep sound […]
The need to link the real and the ideal
We are all deprived; we are all disappointed; and therefore we are all, in some sense idealists. The need to link the real and the […]
He’s talking in a funny language
Ester: What’s he saying? Johan: How should I know? He’s talking in a funny language. Because he’s frightened. – from The Silence screenplay, Ingmar Bergman
Men are even lazier than they are fearful
“In his heart every man knows quite well that, being unique, he will be in the world only once and that there will be no […]
O master of my breath
“O master of my breath, create a man around these nostrils, and gather my heart toward the gravity of your name”. – Leonard Cohen, Book […]
Long Day’s Journey
“None of us can help the things life has done to us. They’re done before you realize it, and once they’re done they make you […]
