Genius - the pursuit of madness.
Criss Jami.
“God is not some lesser employee, as many try to make Him out to be: rather He is the ultimate Treasure. He works in a man; He works on a man; He works through a man; He works around a man. Know tha...”
“Man is not, by nature, deserving of all that he wants. When we think that we are automatically entitled to something, that is when we start walking all over others to get it.”
“If love is blind, then maybe a blind person that loves has a greater understanding of it.”
“The Christian God seemed the most offensive to people precisely because he was the most godlike. He was too perfect even to be coaxed by human efforts, and therefore sent his son to do the job.”
“In my experiences, the common critic of Christianity, when he thinks of Christianity, imagines a sort of elementary, Sunday School blunder of elements: fiery Hell, an angry God, 'try not to sin', '...”
“God writes love and speaks poetry.”
“The best incentive for an artist are the harshest criticism”
“I have no idea how to be an artist and a lover, so I chose the one most likely to make me happy when I'm eighty and gazing back on a long and productive life.”
“Artists strive to free this true and spontaneous self in their work. Creativity, meditation are ways of freeing an inner voice.”
“Two things you will never have to chase: True friends & true love.”
“Chasing money to please society.”
“The love in your heart is greater than all the stars the sky could even hope to have. Hold onto that love, and it will take you higher than the stars themselves.”
“Men of lofty genius when they are doing the least work are most active.”
“Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius.”
“There's a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line.”