Quotes About Clarity

For now we see in a mirror, dimly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then I shall know even as also I am known. —I Corinthians 13:12

When in doubt, tell the truth. When in pain, listen to the wind.

One reason I don't drink is that I want to know when I am having a good time.

I cannot love two people at once," Becky told William. "No. You can't," he said. "Well, then. That's all right, then. Of course one can't, I mean to say, I wasn't sure you hadn't mistaken any aspect of our friendship for something else." Her heart stood still and it raced, all at once. "Because you don't love him," William said.

Well, I just think that is the problem, you put up with it instead of speaking your mind.

Know the truth," Ms. Widmer used to quote—remember we used to say it to each other?—"and the truth will make you free.

Jesus doesn't just look at us; he looks into us. And if we are willing to hold his gaze, he will burn away what is meaningless and frivolous and contaminating.

Doubt yourself and you doubt everything you see. Judge yourself and you see judges everywhere. But if you listen to the sound of your own voice, you can rise above doubt and judgment. And you can see forever.

You think intelligence and grit can succeed by themselves, but I'm telling you that's a pretty illusion.

Throw enough scientific gibberish at non-scientists and they always faltered.

Law is not theater. Before we write laws reflecting gaudy and dramatic feelings, we must be very sure we understand the difference.

Frequently, I will read one or two selections from a devotional book as a means of tuning my heart before I open the Scripture. These books, written by human authors, should never take the place of the Word of God itself, but they can help us focus on spiritual matters and clear out any clutter that may be distracting to us.

God's ways cannot be fully explained, for He sees the big picture while we only see a small slice.

It is becoming clear that much of what used to be considered common sense is not common at all. Instead it is a product of the West's distinctively Christian heritage. Today it can no longer be simply assumed. It has to be intentionally articulated and defended.

Life is short. If you have something to say, either spit it out or forget about it.

she realized that her mind was so full of beauty she had no room for words.

It is the darkness that makes the light visible, and not the other way around.

If you think you already know what you're looking at, you might not see what's really there.

Each of us realized, with a clarity that is hard to describe, that the only crucial thing in life is the chance to love and be loved.

However complicated you think it is, everything is always more complicated than that.

In the beginning, therefore, the most important work is of separation. It is of pulling apart the tangled threads. It is of saying "This shall be separate from that. This shall be water, this shall be sky, and this shall be the line between them, the horizon." It is of setting a line between them.

Simple feels safe. Certainty feels safe.

That's one thing about Scott—he makes everything seem simple, because in his mind everything is.

Second life lesson, kid: always know what you're getting yourself into.