Thomas Merton (January 31, 1915 – December 10, 1968), religious name M. Louis, was an American Trappist monk, writer, theologian, mystic, poet, social activist and scholar of comparative religion. In December 1941 he entered the Trappist Abbey of Gethsemani and in May 1949 he was ordained to priesthood. He was...
If we seek paradise outside ourselves, we cannot have paradise in our hearts.
What art offers is space - a certain breathing room for the spirit.
All art is autobiographical. The pearl is the oyster's autobiography.