“The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.”
Hans Hofmann (1880–1966) American artist
As quoted in Zen and the Art of Stand-up Comedy (1998) by Jay Sankey
1970s and later
“For where all love is, the speaking is unnecessary”
— Diana Gabaldon, book Outlander
Variant: For where all love is, the speaking is unnecessary. It is all. It is undying. And it is enough.
Source: Outlander
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