"I Shall Look At The World Through Tears. Perhaps I Shall See Things That, Dry-Eyed, I Could Not See"

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Source : Nicholas Wolterstorff (1987). “Lament for a Son”, p.26, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Nicholas Wolterstorff

#Tears Quotes #World Quotes #Dry Quotes

“In general, what is written must be easy to read and easy to speak; which is the same.”
“I'm an artist. Gardening is my graffiti. I grow my art. I use the garden soil like it's a piece of cloth, and the plants and the trees, that's my embellishment for that cloth. You'd be surprised what the soil can do if you let it be your canvas.”
“In brainwashing and the eliciting of confessions, the physiological importance of inducing a sense of guilt and conflict can hardly be over emphasized.”
“When Gordon Brown becomes prime minister, the balance sheet that reflects his economic stewardship could look very sickly indeed. He could become Labour's biggest liability, not its most marketable asset.”
“- and how time flies! What, has it already been twenty years, already forty years that we are together? Why, how terrible! We haven't yet said all we wanted to say to each other... May we have a little respite, or else may we be allowed to begin all over again!”
“And I have no doubt that the American people generally believe the world is safer, and that we are safer, when we are stronger”
“Hollywood can be an exclusive place. Who gets to be on TV, or who gets to make TV can be a small clique of an industry. There's so many talented, skilled people, all over the world, that might not have the connections or the opportunities to work in TV.”
“Heroes are a mischievous race.”

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