Da Vinci's Tiger Quotes

“Simplicity provides the highest sophistication, the greatest elegance, after all.”
― L.M. Elliott, Da Vinci's Tiger

“As you go forward, then, remember this: most men are hunters and collectors. You must come to know the difference between those who do so out of true appreciation and affection, those who do it for sport, those who do it for prestige and to possess what others admire and desire, and those who do it desperate to use a woman as a shield. The fourth man is hiding something. The third man can be like a dog that teases others in it's kennel with the bone it will never share. That kind of man might tear his object of affection to shreds, without meaning to, just as a dog would a bone. The second man can amuse you with the game of the hunt, if you do not take him too seriously. and the first? Well, if you can find the first kind of man, you have found heaven.”
― L.M. Elliott, Da Vinci's Tiger

“I find experience to be a truer guide than the words of others.”
― L.M. Elliott, Da Vinci's Tiger

“Love is a bittersweet fruit indeed.”
― L.M. Elliott, Da Vinci's Tiger

“Life without honor is a living death.”
― L.M. Elliott, Da Vinci's Tiger

“It is the eyes that let one into that sanctum, into a persons essence.”
― L.M. Elliott, Da Vinci's Tiger

“The poet addresses the ear, while the painter engages the body. The eye is the nobler sense. It is as simple as comparing a puppet that has been torn apart and lies and pieces to fully united body. A poet can only describe a human figure bit by bit, consecutively, and using a great many words. Neck, shoulders, lips, brows, teeth, eyes...While a painter... A painter can present all parts of the being simultaneously, as a whole. It is far less tedious than poetry.”
― L.M. Elliott, Da Vinci's Tiger

“A poet cannot do with the pen with the painter can with his brush.”
― L.M. Elliott, Da Vinci's Tiger

“I find it foolishness, this idea that a rose is merely a momentary expression of the absolute truth of beauty that we can only recognize through contemplation. I believe reality is rooted right here on earth, in nature. I also believe we come to understand our universe through active observation brought through our senses, not praying or meditating. It's our senses that allow us to watch and hear and feel and then comprehend the processes behind the phenomenon of light, water, a bodies movement, the birds flight... The blush of a woman's face.”
― L.M. Elliott, Da Vinci's Tiger

“(The sea) is a vast horizon of unpredictable gray-green, sometimes as placid and alluring as sleep, sometimes as terrifying as God's wrath. It stretches and stretches, pulling your heart and your imagination with it, knowing that beyond where you can see are completely foreign lands, uncharted possibilities, and absolute freedom on the way there. There are no rules that man can make to tame the sea. He must brave it and ride it out, always alert for opportunity or threat. On the sea, man lives his fullest, his most alive.”
― L.M. Elliott, Da Vinci's Tiger

“You may be placed within a gilded cage of men's perceptions of you. They will stand and admire you- which is a blessing and a curse. It can be a lonely thing to be turned into an ideal, especially when one is young and has a heart that beats and yearns. But don't forget that from that perch, you can see and experience the wonders of this mortal world, wonders that men control- its art, its literature, its music. Most importantly you can make the choice of songs you sing within the cage. With your mind and gifts, it can be an exquisite litany. Sing of us. Sing of yourself. Sing of what treasure lies inside women's hearts and minds if men but look beyond their preconceived notions. We think, we feel, we bleed when hurt. We have courage when tested. Someday men may laud rather than fear that. That is my hope.”
― L.M. Elliott, Da Vinci's Tiger

“Wear virtue like armor in a joust for eternity and for your own sense of self.”
― L.M. Elliott, Da Vinci's Tiger