When the bright angel dominates, out comes a great work of art, a Michelangelo David or a Beethoven symphony.
Interpretation
Creative masterpieces emerge from inspiration and talent.
This quote suggests that when one's higher self or inner brilliance takes charge, it can lead to the creation of extraordinary works of art, comparable to the masterpieces of Michelangelo or the profound compositions of Beethoven. It emphasizes the role of divine inspiration and personal excellence in the artistic process.
In practice
This quote can be shared during an art exhibition to inspire creativity in artists.
Truth is what is true, and it's not necessarily factual. Truth and fact are not the same thing. Truth does not contradict or deny facts, but it goes through and beyond facts. This is something that it is very difficult for some people to understand. Truth can be dangerous.
George MacDonald gives me renewed strength during times of trouble--times when I have seen people tempted to deny God--when he says, "The Son of God suffered unto death, not that men might not suffer, but that their sufferings might be like his.
If you don't recount your family history, it will be lost. Honor your own stories and tell them too. The tales may not seem very important, but they are what binds families and makes each of us who we are.
I never want to lose the story-loving child within me, or the adolescent, or the young woman, or the middle-aged one, because all together they help me to be fully alive on this journey, and show me that I must be willing to go where it takes me, even through the valley of the shadow.
The minute we begin to think we have all the answers, we forget the questions.
When we believe in the impossible, it becomes possible, and we can do all kinds of extraordinary things.
Your writing", she said to me, "it's so raw. It's like a sledgehammer, and yet it has humor and tenderness. . . .
It's so fine and yet so terrible to stand in front of a blank canvas.
The body says what words cannot.
My drawings are the result of my sculpture.
Animators can only draw from their own experiences of pain and shock and emotions.
What I want is that my picture should evoke nothing but emotion.
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