We should be suspicious when God’s call conforms so neatly to our own inclinations. — Christian Wiman
Mandelstam was an artistic genius, the sort that any century produces only a handful of. — Christian Wiman
To be truly alive is to feel one’s ultimate existence within one’s daily existence. — Christian Wiman
It’s just that different emotions and perceptions demand different frequencies and intensities. — Christian Wiman
Mandelstam – his gift and the untamable nature of it – was like a thorn in Stalin’s brain. — Christian Wiman
