I believe most things can be said in a few lines.
I mean, artistic processes are all about making choices all the time, and the very act of making a choice is the distilling down and the getting to the core of what it is that you care about and what you want to say, really.
I believe that any single dream contains the essential message about our existence.
Wherever the Word comes without power its essential content is missed.
The gospel is not only the most important message in all of history; it is the only essential message in all of history.
A proverb is much matter distilled into few words.
Art is about eliminating almost everything in order to focus on the thing that you need to talk about.
A book is simply the container of an idea like a bottle; what is inside the book is what matters.
Limitations force you to find the essence of what you want to say, which is one of the most important things to know for an artist.
