You may choose your words like a connoisseur, And polish it up with art, But the word that sways, and stirs, and stays, Is the word that comes from the heart.
Interpretation
The most impactful words are those that are genuine and heartfelt, rather than just perfectly crafted.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox emphasizes the importance of authenticity in communication. While one can choose words carefully and enhance them through artistic expression, it is ultimately the sincerity and emotional resonance of words that truly moves and connects with others, leaving a lasting impression.
In practice
In a speech about the importance of honesty in relationships.
Sweep up the debris of decaying faith; _x000D_ Sweep down the cobwebs of worn-out out beliefs, _x000D_ And throw your soul wide open to the light of reason and of knowledge. _x000D_ Be not afraid _x000D_ To thrust aside half-truths and grasp the whole.
I am the voice of the voiceless; Through me the dumb shall speak. Till the deaf world's ears be made to hear. The wrongs of the wordless weak. And I am my brothers keeper, And I will fight his fights; And speak the words for beast and bird. Till the world shall set things right.
A weed is but an unloved flower.
So many gods, so many creeds, so many paths that wind and wind while just the art of being kind is all the sad world needs.
'Tis easy enough to be pleasant, When life flows along like a song; But the man worth while is the one who will smile when everything goes dead wrong.
Do you wish the world were happy? Then remember day by day, just to scatter seeds of kindness as you pass along the way. . . .
All writing is communication; creative writing is communication through revelation-it is the Self-escaping into the open.
On Creating — What we crave, what we want to see in others eyes, is that servile expression, an unconcealed infatuation with our gestures.
Sometimes it is the artist's task to find out how much music you can still make with what you have left.
Next to the Word of God, music deserves the highest praise.
I wasn't put on this earth to amass money or personal wealth. I was put on this earth to play guitar and write songs.
I always find myself gravitating to the analogy of a maze. Think of film noir and if you picture the story as a maze, you don't want to be hanging above the maze watching the characters make the wrong choices because it's frustrating. You actually want to be in the maze with them, making the turns at their side, that keeps it more exciting...I quite like to be in that maze.
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