“The poet who sees himself as a hero or a prophet, or a priest of the socio-political forces to which he is loyal, which he believes are the historical necessities of his times, too easily becomes a puppet. He has… — Michael D. O'Brien Copy Share Image
“Words are gold, split and shared as coinage, small pebbles, emblems offered back and forth-given, received; given, received-expanding the vocabulary of the soul” — Michael D. O'Brien Copy Share
“You can't just sit there hating the wound, Tan, or indulging in bitterness. Whatever you become in life, always ask yourself, am I making… — Michael D. O'Brien Copy Share
“The human mind is stimulated by change, motivated by meeting the challenge of novelty or threat or pleasure, rewarded with the sensations of being… — Michael D. O'Brien Copy Share
“We are resisting the technological corruption of our humanity with technology. We’re also resisting with our thinking, our perseverance, our friendships…In the end, we… — Michael D. O'Brien Copy Share
“We must all make the mental leap from the pious histories we have read in the martyrologies to the reality of living flesh and… — Michael D. O'Brien Copy Share
“Was there a missing component in all human beings? The rural masses seeking the metropolis; the urban young fleeing to the woods. Women pretending… — Michael D. O'Brien Copy Share
“[About the main character approaching death in old age, observed by her husband . . .] He saw that she had already laid down… — Michael D. O'Brien Copy Share
“For those who suffer disposal, the cost is their very lives. For those of us who survive, there is a creeping indifference to anything… — Michael D. O'Brien Copy Share
“We came to know that love is the soul of the world, though its body bleeds, and we must learn to bleed with it.” — Michael D. O'Brien Copy Share
“Each tool reshapes the one who is apparently the master of the tool. I ask myself this: At what point does the tool, the… — Michael D. O'Brien Copy Share
“Tell me, Anna, if man is capable of projecting his belief onto the cosmos, isn't it possible by the same token, that he can… — Michael D. O'Brien Copy Share
“They’re convinced that the more conservative you are the more orthodox you are. They’re more Catholic than the Pope.” — Michael D. O'Brien Copy Share
“Man projects his wounds upon the world, my friend. He judges everything, and in the judging he reveals himself.” — Michael D. O'Brien Copy Share
“If you are a true logos and I am a true logos, then there is the possibility of the dia-logos—a true dialogue...What is true… — Michael D. O'Brien Copy Share
“In this world are many people who do not master their bodies. Such people say that no one can tell them what to do,… — Michael D. O'Brien Copy Share
