4 Bryant McGill Quotes on Expression

Bryant McGill quotes on expression

2. Poetry: 'The most essential thing I can say of poetry is this: Good poetry does not exist merely for the sake of itself, but rather, is a byproduct of yearning and growth; great poetry canonizes that yearning for the growth of others.'

5. Liberty: 'Creativity is the greatest expression of liberty.'

71. Fathers: 'I dare not try to express the depths of a father's love, for though I have dedicated much of my life to words and poetry I doubt I could come close to expressing my feelings. I will say that a father's love is often expressed in many different ways.'

127. Language: 'Language is vastly important to nearly all human progression. Language is a factor that joins nations of people together. It is a common denominator among civilizations of people where in some cases there may be few others but hate. Though through language there may be division, without its powers there would be only division. If a person cannot communicate his ideas effectively to others because of a weakness in language, then how may they understand the concepts of others fully? And even more important, how may one conceive and understand one's own creative thoughts? How can you bring to fruition that which you cannot convert from the abstract?'