“The price of our vitality is the sum of all our fears.” Goodreads.com. (2019). David Whyte Quotes (Author of Consolations). [online] Available at: https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/87686.David_Whyte [Accessed 2 Nov.… Read more “The Sum Of All Our Fears”
Day: November 2, 2019
P O E T R Y
P O E T R Y: Language against which we have no defences. Goodreads.com. (2019). David Whyte Quotes (Author of Consolations). [online] Available at: https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/87686.David_Whyte [Accessed 2… Read more “P O E T R Y”
All Along We Had What We Needed From The Beginning
We find that all along, we had what we needed from the beginning and that in the end we have returned to its essence, an essence we… Read more “All Along We Had What We Needed From The Beginning”
Dare To Disagree
Read and admire, but then go back to first principles and ask the question yourself, in your own way. Dare to disagree. Goodreads.com. (2019). David Whyte Quotes… Read more “Dare To Disagree”
Art Is The Act Of Triggering Deep Memories
“Art is the act of triggering deep memories of what it means to be fully human.” Goodreads.com. (2019). David Whyte Quotes (Author of Consolations). [online] Available at:… Read more “Art Is The Act Of Triggering Deep Memories”
The Ability To Speak The Truth
The ability to speak the truth is as much the ability to describe what it is like to stand in trepidation at this door, as it is… Read more “The Ability To Speak The Truth”
Vulnerability Is Not A Choice
Vulnerability is not a weakness, a passing indisposition, or something we can arrange to do without. Vulnerability is not a choice. Vulnerability is the underlying, ever-present, and… Read more “Vulnerability Is Not A Choice”
There Is No Going Back For The Poet
There is no going back for the poet once this frontier has been reached; a new territory is visible and what has been said cannot be unsaid.… Read more “There Is No Going Back For The Poet”
Follow Your Own Questions
At any time of life, follow your own questions; don’t mistake other people’s questions for your own. Goodreads.com. (2019). David Whyte Quotes (Author of Consolations). [online] Available… Read more “Follow Your Own Questions”
The Poet Lives And Writes At The Frontier
The poet lives and writes at the frontier between deep internal experience and the revelations of the outer world. Goodreads.com. (2019). David Whyte Quotes (Author of Consolations).… Read more “The Poet Lives And Writes At The Frontier”
The World Was Made To Be Free In
You must learn one thing: the world was made to be free in. Give up all the other worlds except the one to which you belong. Goodreads.com.… Read more “The World Was Made To Be Free In”