Quotes from Criss Jami, Venus in Arms

Confidence is like a dragon where, for every head cut off, two more heads grow back.

Find a purpose to serve, not a lifestyle to live.

An over-indulgence of anything, even something as pure as water, can intoxicate.

In an extroverted society, the difference between an introvert and an extrovert is that an introvert is often unconsciously deemed guilty until proven innocent.

Sometimes it takes a lowly, title-less man to humble the world. Kings, rulers, CEOs, judges, doctors, pastors, they are already expected to be greater and wiser.

Faithfulness imparts God's reason for all circumstances. No matter what the world says, losing is no longer an option.

Let's not grow with our roots in the ground.

When a poet digs himself into a hole, he doesn't climb out. He digs deeper, enjoys the scenery, and comes out the other side enlightened.

In the land where excellence is commended, not envied, where weakness is aided, not mocked, there is no question as to how its inhabitants are all superhuman.

If the entire world sought to make itself worthy of happiness rather than make itself happy, then the entire world would be happy.

Pride and power fall when the person falls, but discoveries of truth form legacies that can be built upon for generations.

If I knew what to doI'd do more than write a song for you

In order to share one's true brilliance one initially has to risk looking like a fool: genius is like a wheel that spins so fast, it at first glance appears to be sitting still.