Duane Hewitt > Quotes

“Before you decide to kill yourself, attempt the impossible.”
― Duane Hewitt

“Plan on killing yourself? First, take some time to make the sun shine brighter, the earth glow bluer, and solve just one of the many problems that assail us all. See? You do have something to live for.”
― Duane Hewitt

“When a person is talking, they aren’t listening; Fools are made this way.”
― Duane Hewitt

“Eventually all things become cliché.”
― Duane Hewitt

“In dream, delusion, and fantasy, exist man’s next best reality: that place where he is the creator of his own worlds; where he builds, learns, discovers and entertains; is master of all outcomes, his own god of destiny, and thus the student of his own evolving and ever uncertain truth.”
― Duane Hewitt

“I think if God came down and gave us all His version of Empathy then all the world’s problems would surely become a thing of the past.”
― Duane Hewitt

“Crime, like war, is an aberration of creation.”
― Duane Hewitt

“All things need some degree of order; of substance, form and structure. Show me a storm or the most beautiful day without form, and I’ll show you chaos and dissonance that is not unlike a symphony of wailing scorched cats.”
― Duane Hewitt

“I think if God came down and gave us His version of Empathy then all the world’s problems would surely become a thing of the past.”
― Duane Hewitt

“Death is an opportunity to shed all guilt; to step away from the dogma and contrivances of mankind; and to finally be unbound from all hindrances to knowledge.”
― Duane Hewitt

“I’m not afraid of death, just of dying.”
― Duane Hewitt

“Music (Definition; Noun): The artistic organization of sound for the joy and experience of listening.”
― Duane Hewitt

“The road to Heaven is ascension; always climb upward.”
― Duane Hewitt

“Lives are like novels. Plot, character, and tone are all part of the devices we employ: Aim to be a contributor and not a detractor to the story.”
― Duane Hewitt

“I am increasingly convinced that humankind’s best future lies within the power of the imagination, with knowledge following closely in step.”
― Duane Hewitt

“Man is primarily a delusional and a deceitful species. He fabricates, alters, invents, and puts forth as fact what is frequently applied only to fiction.”
― Duane Hewitt

“There is a journey that all must take regardless of its direction or apparent meaning. An artist plucks out their heart, holds it forth, and be it through agony or ecstasy, is prepared to be measured for the gift that is the highest honor, to create, and therein be judged on those merits alone. And, somewhere in the skein of all creation is that which demands of those whom would aspire to create beauty and wonder, no matter the cost, because creation, all of it, is worth every ounce the pain of its birth.”
― Duane Hewitt, Diminished Fifth: Diabolus in Musica

“Soli Deo Gloria’ should be ascribed to every good work.”
― Duane Hewitt

“There is a journey that all must take regardless of its direction or apparent meaning. An artist plucks out their heart, holds it forth, and be it through agony or ecstasy, is prepared to be measured for the gift that is the highest honor, to create, and therein be judged on those merits alone. And, somewhere in the skein of all creation is that which demands of those whom would aspire to create beauty and wonder, no matter the cost, because creation, all of it, is worth every ounce the pain of its birth.

From the novel, Diminished Fifth”
― Duane Hewitt, Diminished Fifth: Diabolus in Musica

“Where her looks are concerned I do not see clearly. My love and adoration of her makes her beauty boundless in my eyes.”
― Duane Hewitt

“Commit yourself to bringing beauty and hope to the world. Ignore the negative and the naysayers; they are the yapping dogs outside the walls.”
― Duane Hewitt

“If ever we find the truth to be offensive, then we must be prepared to change what is true.”
― Duane Hewitt

“I’ve never quite understood why the knuckleheads of the planet so outnumber the rest of us.”
― Duane Hewitt

“If you can write, paint, or compose without fear, pain, tears or questions, then you are either very blessed or very bland.”
― Duane Hewitt

“Soli Deo Gloria should be ascribed to every good work.”
― Duane Hewitt

“So much of life isn’t about having the right answer; it’s about knowing the right question.”
― Duane Hewitt

“Create always: As God has seen fit in His perfection to give you such abilities, work and share of your gifts.”
― Duane Hewitt