Patrick Nurse

“We cannot understand without wanting to understand, that is, without wanting to let something be said...Understanding does not occur when we try to intercept what someone wants to say to us by claiming we already know it.”
― Hans-Georg Gadamer

“Autumn leaves don't fall, they fly. They take their time and wander on this their only chance to soar.”
― Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing

“Poetry surrounds us everywhere, but putting it on paper is, alas, not so easy as looking at it.”
― Vincent van Gogh

“For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.”
― Carl Sagan