Gerard De Marigny Quotes & Sayings

There's a difference between the 'art' of writing and the 'craft' of writing. Art is subjective, its beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder, but craft is objective. There is a right way and a wrong way to craft. — Gerard De Marigny

The soul of an artist cannot be muted indefinitely. It must either be expressed or it will consume the host. — Gerard De Marigny

Ideas are like the flint stone of wondrous works. You scratch at them until a spark flies ... then the world catches fire. — Gerard De Marigny

God, Himself, wrote the 10 into stone with his own finger. He told the epic of mankind, our origins and our future, in a book. For me, there is no more noble a cause and no more honorable a vocation than to say, like Him, I am a writer. — Gerard De Marigny

I told a doctor once, Doc, if you want to know what's inside of me, put down the x-ray and pick up my novel! — Gerard De Marigny

Of all the hardships and deprivations a people can suffer, I am not sure if the deprivations of art and culture are not the most devastating. As meat and rice are food for the body, art and culture are food for the soul. Starve the body and the person dies; starve the soul and the spirit dies. — Gerard De Marigny

Success can be defined in many ways but failure in only one ... quitting! — Gerard De Marigny

The greatest artists express their inner self; an artist paints her rage; a writer pens his fear; a dancer expresses her sadness through movement; and a musician's loneliness echoes in his performance. — Gerard De Marigny

Bravery is not the trait of a fearless person, lest the reckless actions of a fool be considered brave. Bravery is the quality that allows us to overcome our fears and succeed. — Gerard De Marigny

Of all the most devastating sounds in the universe, silence is the most powerful. — Gerard De Marigny

There's something to be said about drinking a carafe of wine by yourself ... I just can't remember at the moment what it is! (said after drinking a carafe of wine by himself) — Gerard De Marigny

To me, empathy and compassion are among the bravest of emotions ... and faith, the bravest of convictions. — Gerard De Marigny

As important as color is to a painting, or wings to a bird. Music injects vibrancy to film and makes it soar! — Gerard De Marigny

A writer fails, not when a reader is not moved; but when, as a reader, the writer is not moved. — Gerard De Marigny

Goals are your destinations in life; objectives are the stops along the way. — Gerard De Marigny

When people communicate deceit, it's called politics. When people communicate honesty, it's called art. — Gerard De Marigny