"

The knight is a man of blood and iron, a man familiar with the sight of smashed faces and the ragged stumps of lopped-off limbs; he is also a demure, ...more

"

The world does not need more Christian literature. What it needs is more Christians writing good literature.

"

The first demand any work of art makes upon us is surrender. Look. Listen. Receive. Get yourself out of the way. (There is no good asking first whethe...more

"

Even in literature and art, no man who bothers about originality will ever be original: whereas if you simply try to tell the truth (without caring tw...more

"

I have no duty to be anyone's Friend and no man in the world has a duty to be mine. No claims, no shadow of necessity. Friendship is unnecessary, like...more

"

When you painted on earth – at least in your earlier days – it was because you caught glimpses of heaven in the earthly landscape. The success of your...more

"

To see things as the poet sees them I must share his consciousness and not attend to it; I must look where he looks and not turn round to face him; I ...more