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Brevity Quotes

As you know, shibumi has to do with great refinement underlying commonplace appearances. It is a statement so correct that it does not have to be bold, so poignant it does not have to be pretty, so true it does not have to be real. Shibumi is understanding, rather than knowledge. Eloquent silence. In demeanor, it is modesty without pudency. In art, where the spirit of shibumi takes the form of sabi, it is elegant simplicity, articulate brevity. In philosophy, where shibumi emerges as wabi, it is spiritual tranquility that is not passive; it is being without the angst of becoming Picture Quote #1

I yearn to live and love and burn, and yet so much of my time is spent faking and forgetting, faking and forgetting I carry out my disbelief with uninspired hands, my eyes shut, my emotions dulled, my spirit numb. In times like these I am in desperate need of truth to come to me like a blinding light, like a splinter in my soul, reminding me of the brevity of my time here on earth Picture Quote #1

I take six or seven years to write really small books. There is a kind of aesthetic of leanness, of brevity Picture Quote #1

As touching the gods, I do not know whether they exist or not, nor how they are featured; for there is much to prevent our knowing: the obscurity of the subject and the brevity of human life Picture Quote #1

The theatre is certainly a place for learning about the brevity of human glory: oh all those wonderful glittering absolutely vanished pantomime! Now I shall abjure magic and become a hermit : put myself in a situation where I can honestly say that I have nothing else to do but to learn to be good Picture Quote #1

He who writes distichs, wishes, I suppose, to please by brevity. But, tell me, of what avail is their brevity, when there is a whose book full of them? Picture Quote #1

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Youth, balancing itself upon hope, is forever in extremes: its expectations are continually aroused only to be baffled, and disappointment, like a summer shower, is violent in proportion to its brevity Picture Quote #1

Premeditation of thought and brevity of expression are the great ingredients of that reverence that is required to a pious and acceptable prayer Picture Quote #1

Brevity in writing is what charity is to all other virtues - righteousness is nothing without the one, nor authorship without the other Picture Quote #1

This is going to take a while. I’m a fantasy author. We have trouble with the concept of brevity Picture Quote #1

Like all sweet dreams, it will be brief, but brevity makes sweetness, doesn’t it? Picture Quote #1

It was almost funny. Life seemed downright accidental in its brevity, and death a punch line to a lousy joke Picture Quote #1

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I find it satisfying and intellectually stimulating to work with the intensity, brevity, balance and word play of the short story Picture Quote #1

I confess to wincing every so often at a poorly chosen word, a mangled sentence, an expression of emotion that seems indulgent or overly practiced. I have the urge to cut the book by fifty pages or so, possessed as I am with a keener appreciation for brevity Picture Quote #1

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As you know, shibumi has to do with great refinement underlying commonplace appearances. It is a statement so correct that it does not have to be bold, so poignant it does not have to be pretty, so true it does not have to be real. Shibumi is understanding, rather than knowledge. Eloquent silence. In demeanor, it is modesty without pudency. In art, where the spirit of shibumi takes the form of sabi, it is elegant simplicity, articulate brevity. In philosophy, where shibumi emerges as wabi, it is spiritual tranquility that is not passive; it is being without the angst of becoming (Brevity Quotes) I yearn to live and love and burn, and yet so much of my time is spent faking and forgetting, faking and forgetting I carry out my disbelief with uninspired hands, my eyes shut, my emotions dulled, my spirit numb. In times like these I am in desperate need of truth to come to me like a blinding light, like a splinter in my soul, reminding me of the brevity of my time here on earth (Brevity Quotes) I take six or seven years to write really small books. There is a kind of aesthetic of leanness, of brevity (Brevity Quotes) As touching the gods, I do not know whether they exist or not, nor how they are featured; for there is much to prevent our knowing: the obscurity of the subject and the brevity of human life (Brevity Quotes) The theatre is certainly a place for learning about the brevity of human glory: oh all those wonderful glittering absolutely vanished pantomime! Now I shall abjure magic and become a hermit : put myself in a situation where I can honestly say that I have nothing else to do but to learn to be good (Brevity Quotes) He who writes distichs, wishes, I suppose, to please by brevity. But, tell me, of what avail is their brevity, when there is a whose book full of them? (Brevity Quotes) Youth, balancing itself upon hope, is forever in extremes: its expectations are continually aroused only to be baffled, and disappointment, like a summer shower, is violent in proportion to its brevity (Brevity Quotes) Premeditation of thought and brevity of expression are the great ingredients of that reverence that is required to a pious and acceptable prayer (Brevity Quotes) Brevity in writing is what charity is to all other virtues - righteousness is nothing without the one, nor authorship without the other (Brevity Quotes) This is going to take a while. I’m a fantasy author. We have trouble with the concept of brevity (Brevity Quotes) Like all sweet dreams, it will be brief, but brevity makes sweetness, doesn’t it? (Brevity Quotes) It was almost funny. Life seemed downright accidental in its brevity, and death a punch line to a lousy joke (Brevity Quotes) I find it satisfying and intellectually stimulating to work with the intensity, brevity, balance and word play of the short story (Brevity Quotes) I confess to wincing every so often at a poorly chosen word, a mangled sentence, an expression of emotion that seems indulgent or overly practiced. I have the urge to cut the book by fifty pages or so, possessed as I am with a keener appreciation for brevity (Brevity Quotes)

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