Mary Caroline Richards Quotes

A collection of quotes by Mary Caroline Richards.

Mary Caroline Richards was an American poet, writer, potter, and translator. She was born on July 13, 1916, and passed away on September 10, 1999. Richards is best known for her influential book "Centering: In Pottery, Poetry, and the Person," which explored the intersections of art, spirituality, and personal growth. She advocated for self-expression and organic creativity, encouraging individuals to embrace the transformative power of art. With her writings and ceramics, Richards made a lasting impact on the field of pottery and inspired many artists.

Our works and our play. All our pleasures experienced as the

Our works and our play. All our pleasures experienced as the pleasure of love. What could be better that? To feel in one's work the tender and flushed substance of one's dearest concern.

Mary Caroline Richards

Enjoyment

To have character is to be big enough to take life on.

To have character is to be big enough to take life on.

Mary Caroline Richards

Character

It is part of our pedagogy to teach the operations of thinki

It is part of our pedagogy to teach the operations of thinking, feeling, and willing so that they may be made conscious. For if we do not know the difference between an emotion and a thought, we will know very little. We need to understand the components (of emotions) at work... in order to free their hold.

Mary Caroline Richards

Identity

It is for each of us freely to choose whom we shall serve, a

It is for each of us freely to choose whom we shall serve, and find in that obedience our freedom.

Mary Caroline Richards

Freedom

Let no one be deluded that a knowledge of the path can subst

Let no one be deluded that a knowledge of the path can substitute for putting one foot in front of the other.

Mary Caroline Richards

Action(s)

The imagination equips us to perceive reality when it is not

The imagination equips us to perceive reality when it is not fully materialized.

Mary Caroline Richards

Imagination

Truth is reality.

Truth is reality.

Mary Caroline Richards

Truth

Inhabit ourselves that we may indeed do what we want to do.

Inhabit ourselves that we may indeed do what we want to do.

Mary Caroline Richards

Choice

Am I willing to give up what I have in order to be what I am

Am I willing to give up what I have in order to be what I am not yet? Am I able to follow the spirit of love into the desert? It is a frightening and sacred moment. There is no return. One's life is charged forever. It is the fire that gives us our shape.

Mary Caroline Richards

Adversity

Who are enemies? Those who oppose each others will.

Who are enemies? Those who oppose each others will.

Mary Caroline Richards

Enemies Enemy