Robert Lax > Quotes

“because yes – he likes to 'write' – but to 'do' – to do a particular thing – perhaps on paper (perhaps on canvas – perhaps in stone – perhaps, perhaps in a musical score) – a thing that will stand, a thing that will bear (that will sustain) repeated contemplation: a thing that will sustain long contemplation, and that will (in a 'deep' enough way) reward the beholder.”
― Robert Lax, Love Had a Compass: Journals and Poetry

“All that is necessary to be a saint is to want to be one. Don't you believe that God will make you what He created you to be, if you will consent to let Him do it? All you have to do is desire it.”
― Robert Lax

“i do / not wish / to touch / thee, no: / i wish / to flow / within / thy veins / i wish / to flow / within / thy veins / i wish / to flow / within / thy veins”
― Robert Lax, Poems