
“I put my heart and soul into my work, and I have lost my mind in the process.”
Art Psalms (2008), Artist's Prayer
“I put my heart and soul into my work, and I have lost my mind in the process.”
Ansel Adams: An Autobiography (1985)
“I want to rid my heart of envy
And cleanse my soul of rage
Before I'm through.”
Wartime Prayers
Song lyrics, Surprise (2006)
Context: Because you cannot walk with the holy,
If you're just a halfway decent man.
But I don't pretend that I'm a mastermind
With a genius marketing plan.I'm trying to tap into some wisdom,
Even a little drop would do.
I want to rid my heart of envy
And cleanse my soul of rage
Before I'm through.
The Secret of the Sea, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
“May my heart be kind, my mind fierce, and my spirit brave.”
Source: The Witches of Eileanan