Sitting Still – Quotes

It is cruelty to

It is cruelty to children to keep five-year-olds sitting still, gazing into vacancy even for one hour at a time. We have little idea of the torture we thus inflict. Ellen Swallow Richards

And the Raven, never

And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting… Edgar Allan Poe

And the Raven, never flitting, Still is sitting, still is sitting On the pallid bust of Pallas Just above my chamber door; And his eyes have all the seeming Of a demon’s that is dreaming, And the lamplight o’er him streaming Throws his shadow on the floor, And my soul from out that shadow, That … Read more

Be mindful, which is

Be mindful, which is more of a passive meditation practice. It is passive when you are active. Then there is active meditation, when you are passive, sitting still. Frederick Lenz

We are herding the

We are herding the young in that direction so that they are not sitting still and contemplating, Goddamn it, a page of exquisite prose by Charles Dickens, which is filled with rage about poverty and the need of a household to survive. That’s not in the table for consideration now. And people don’t understand that … Read more

Simply wait, be quiet,

Simply wait, be quiet, still The world will freely offer itself to you. Franz Kafka

I don\’t like sitting

I don’t like sitting still at a desk and often conduct business on my Blackberry or in walking meetings. Dylan Lauren

Sitting still as stone

Sitting still as stone watching – watching People walking by you wondering why No one ever stops to talk or thinks about it – if they ever did Dave Matthews

Writing well involves walking

Writing well involves walking the path of most resistance. Sitting still, being patient, allowing the lunatic dream to take shape on the page, then the shaping, the pencil on the page, breathing, slowing down, being willing–no, more than willing, being wide open–to press the bruise until it blossoms. Dani Shapiro

In order to share

In order to share one’s true brilliance one initially has to risk looking like a fool: genius is like a wheel that spins so fast, it at first glance appears to be sitting still. Criss Jami