Nothing we use or hear or touch can be expressed in words that equal what we are given by the senses. – Hannah Arendt Category: Words
No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is vicious. – Henry Adams Category: Words
Choice of attention – to pay attention to this and ignore that – is to the inner life what choice of action is to the outer. In both cases, a man is responsible for his choice and must accept the consequences, whatever they may be. – W. H. Auden Category: Responsibility