Ben Okri. Poet and Novelist.
Book: Birds of Heaven
Words
'It sometimes seems to me that our days are poisoned with too many words. Words said and not meant. Words said and meant. Words divorced from feeling. Wounding words. Words used to conceal. Words that reduce. Dead Words'
'A bump on the head may pass away, but a cutting remark grows with the mind. But then it is possible that we know all too well the awesome power of words- which is why we use them with such deadly and accurate cruelty.'
'The Greatest art was probably born from a profound and terrible silence - a silence out of which the deepest enigmas of our lives cry.'
'At best our cry for meaning, for serenity, is answered by a greater silence, the silence that makes us seek higher reconciliation.'
'I think we need more of the wordless in our lives. We need more stillness, more of a sense of wonder, a feeling for the mystery of life. We need more love, more silence, more deep listening, more deep giving.'
Book: Birds of Heaven
Words
'It sometimes seems to me that our days are poisoned with too many words. Words said and not meant. Words said and meant. Words divorced from feeling. Wounding words. Words used to conceal. Words that reduce. Dead Words'
'A bump on the head may pass away, but a cutting remark grows with the mind. But then it is possible that we know all too well the awesome power of words- which is why we use them with such deadly and accurate cruelty.'
'The Greatest art was probably born from a profound and terrible silence - a silence out of which the deepest enigmas of our lives cry.'
'At best our cry for meaning, for serenity, is answered by a greater silence, the silence that makes us seek higher reconciliation.'
'I think we need more of the wordless in our lives. We need more stillness, more of a sense of wonder, a feeling for the mystery of life. We need more love, more silence, more deep listening, more deep giving.'
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