Quotes About Interpretation

God created reality using language. The Devil is destroying reality by perverting language

When you 'own' a work of art it immediately loses its value

You can never read too much into anything

Do clocks tell the time or does time tell the clocks?

Reality is symbolic. We build it using only the 26 symbols of the alphabet alongside images that speak to us on a linguistic level built from the 26 symbols of the alphabet.

We ignored the fact that many customers don't know what they want. We ignored that fact that even when they know what they want, they can't describe it. We ignored the fact that even when they can describe it, they often describe a proposed solution rather than the real need.

It is not possible to translate a language that does not exist.

Our poems are what the gods couldn't make without going through us.

Brisbane put one in mind of wolves and lithe jungle cats, while Edward conjured images of seraphim and slim young saints. It required an entirely different aesthetic altogether to appreciate Brisbane, one that I lacked. Entirely.

What, I began to wonder, was the point of allowing a gentleman access to one's bed and heart if he could not interpret a lady's most irrational moods?

Yo no he dicho eso. Tiene usted el don de sacar el peor significado posible de mis palabras. Nicholas Brisbane

Deanna Raybourn

Scabbard?" I guessed. "Penis warmer," she told me.

Truth is a slippery concept. It changes shape according to who's speaking it and it never looks the same to any two people.

Funny the only two times we use the phrase "seeing someone" are when we are referring to being in a a relationship or getting psychological help.

My subconscious speaks in a foreign language.

No, Mom. I said fine." "It's just your tone." Ah, yes- the tone. The nasty traitor.

The favorite game of temperamental people is Try to Guess Why I'm Ticked Off. (Contestant number one, Why do YOU think he's pissed off? Why, I'm not sure, Bob, but I'm going to go with 'Because I Left the Faucet Dripping.' BEEP. I'm sorry, that's incorrect. The correct answer is: 'Because You Happen to Exist.')

It's both harder and easier without words.

Every painting tells a story.

Perspective is the key to everything.

You paint the picture of your surroundings. Paint it beautifully.

Make sure you know the Bible well enough to figure out if what someone says is fact or their own opinions. If you don't it could lead you in the wrong direction.

A person is the product of his learning. What he learns and how he interprets it is what he becomes.