Quotes About Interpretation

No son las palabras, ¡es lo que implica!

So is there a reason why you chose your robes to be the color of piss?

It's neither negative nor positive in itself-it's what you do with the attention that matters.

How convenient it is to declare that everything is totally ugly within the habit of the époque, rather than applying oneself to extract from it the dark and cryptic beauty, however faint and invisible it is.

C'est par le malentendu universel que tout le monde s'accorde.

Maailma toimii vain väärinymmärryksen ansiosta. Yleisen väärinymmärryksen seurauksena kaikki näet ovat yhtä mieltä. Sillä jos ihmiset onnettomuudekseen ymmärtäisivät toisiaan, he eivät voisi olla yhtä mieltä mistään.

one can never be sure whether it's good poetry or bad acid

Fiction is an improvement on life

Sometimes things are just what they seem to be and that's all there is to it. The best interpreter of the dream is the dreamer.

Hell was what you made it.

Një intelektual thotë një gjë të thjeshtë në një mënyrë të vështirë. Një artist thotë një gjë të vështirë në një mënyrë të thjeshtë.

an intellectual is a man who says a simple thing in a difficult way; an artist is a man who says a difficult thing in a simple way.

The emotion was there but it wasn't spelled out in neon.

Sometimes a phone made me think of an elephant turd. You know, all the shit you hear. A phone is a phone but what comes through it is another matter.

Nick, que esa cosa tan grande que está ahi empinada mientras hablas conmigo? -Ah, esto! Es mi barriga!

The Bible says, 'Love thy neighbor.' That could mean to leave him alone.

I saw her walk in out of the corner of my eye. Why do they say "corner of the eye"? Eyes have no corners.

You say you often feel this madness. what do you do when it comes upon you? I write poetry. is poetry madness? non- poetry is madness. what is madness? madness is ugliness. what is ugly? to each man, something different

almost anything upsets or insults a movie audience, while people who read novels and short stories love to be upset and insulted.

the points somewhat resemble those goldfish-shaped cocktail crackers.

How a word more or less, an idea omitted or added, a syllable misplaced, can transform a whole sentence and make what was before harmless, really shocking!

It is best not to study too much on who gets what they deserve. It can lead to an overly complicated interpretation of God's personal attributes.

It is best not to study too much on who gets what they deserve. It can lead to an overly complicated interpretation of God's personal attributes.

Literacy: Blessing? Or curse?