Quotes about Depth

If all you see is what you see, you will never see all that there is to be seen. Since

I'd rather go through life feeling everything in all its intensity than feeling nothing whatsoever." Faith

But tormented souls have this incredible ability to recognize and approach one another, thus compounding their grief. Why hadn't I noticed this in him? Why did I see only the superficial way he talked about politics or the pedantic way he tasted the wine?

...The more a picture has to give, the greater it is.

True art takes note not merely of form but also of what lies behind.

That's what attracts us to serious paintings, I think: that shortfall, which we might call "personality", or maybe even "pain".

In my experience, depth of work consists of two components. The first is recklessness; the second is discipline. Dionysian; Apollonian. Passion;reason.

The eye of the poet sees less clearly, but sees farther than the eye of the scientist.

Love is strengthened and perfected by suffering. Couples who have had only ease lack depth. True love needs to suffer. "The course of true love never did run smooth." Kindness—mere kindness—cannot tolerate suffering. Love can.

Heart" here refers especially to deep feeling or emotion. "Heart" means not only (1) intuitive reason ("the heart has its reasons") and (2) will

There is no subterfuge in you, Miss Adeline. Why is that?" Color came and went in her cheeks. "Everyone has layers. Even me." He leaned closer as his son neared and allowed a curl to wrap his finger. "I look forward to peeling back those layers.

There is more to a soul than what others see