"The nearest we approach God ...is as creative beings. The poet , by echoing the primary imagination , recreates. Through his work he forces those who read him to do the same, thus bringing them... nearer to the actual being of God as displayed in action ."

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Source : "The Penguin Book of Religious Verse" by R. S. Thomas, (p. 8), 1963.

R. S. Thomas

#Imagination Quotes #Creative Quotes #Action Quotes

“Today the vacuum [of space] is not regarded as empty. It is a sea of dynamic energy, like the spray of foam near a turbulent waterfall.”
“I always say to people, "If you share my dream, why don't we walk together?" And that's my only organizing tool.”

Source : Source: progressive.org
“General de Gaulle is again pictured in our newspapers, looking as usual like an embattled codfish.”
“Architecture is a slow business, and city planning even slower.”
“I gave up accounting. I went in for about six months writing ad copy. I was fired from that, and then another guy and I did a kind of poor man's Bob and Ray kind of syndicated radio show. Then I decided to stick it out and see what happened. I'd give it a year, a year became two years, and then two years became three years, and then along came the record album.”
“I did an episode of 'Frasier' with my friend Kelsey Grammer once.”
“Eat in the dark the bargain that you purchased in the dusk.”

Source : Ernest Bramah (2016). “THE KAI LUNG FANTASY SERIES: The Wallet of Kai Lung, Kai Lung's Golden Hours & Kai Lung Unrolls His Mat: The Transmutation of Ling, The Story of Yung Chang, The Probation of Sen Heng, The Experiment of the Mandarin Chan Hung, The Confession of Kai Lung, The Vengeance of Tung Fel and more”, p.550, e-artnow
“I'm interested in reality, and I'm interested in survival. I'm interested in people who aren't the lucky ones, who maybe have a tougher time surviving, and telling their story.”

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