Alberto Manguel
Perhaps this.
So often I seek solace in books, trying to find the words that somebody has managed to think, arrange, and express, that go close to how I am feeling. There is a form of validation that occurs when you realise somebody else has felt this way and has thought about things from this perspective; that they too have felt bewildered, terrified or hopeless by the turns in events.
I like that way he considers that we return to books, to find words for what we already know.
Perhaps we know, but we simply can't express; and the gift is that somebody else can and has.
Perfect.
I come to quiet knowings, 2009.
I love "I come to quiet knowings." I'm reminded of poet Marilyn Hacker's line, "I crave uncomplicated quiet and the sky." Your art so beautifully captures what is expressed in both quotes.
ReplyDeleteThank you Stephanie; what a lovely set of words by Marilyn Hacker. I think so many of us actually crave exactly that, and I think crave is an under-utilised beauty of a word!
Delete"I come to quiet knowings", a beautiful, simple statement that says so much. Simplicity at it's best.
ReplyDeleteI discovered these words inside myself as I tried to explain to a group of people how I make decisions. It was a high powered Conference back in the day, and was somewhat risky to say out loud my approach; but I always listen to the quiet voice within, and I am confident in my quiet knowings...go well.
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