Henri Nouwen Quotes about Writing

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Solitude is very different from a 'time-out' from our busy lives. Solitude is the very ground from which community grows. Whenever we pray alone, study, read, write, or simply spend quiet time away from the places where

Solitude is very different from a 'time-out' from our busy lives. Solitude is the very ground from which community grows. Whenever we pray alone, study, read, write, or simply spend quiet time away from the places where we interact with each other directly, we are potentially opened for a deeper intimacy with each other.

Henri Nouwen

Writing, Community, Solitude

Henri Nouwen (2013). “Clowning in Rome: Reflections on Solitude, Celibacy, Prayer, and Contemplation”, p.13, Image

The deepest satisfaction of writing is precisely that it opens up new spaces within us of which we were not aware before we started to write. To write is to embark on a journey whose final destination we do not know.

Henri Nouwen

Writing, Journey, Space

Writing is not just a job. It helps me to pray. It's a way of being.

Henri Nouwen

Jobs, Writing, Way

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I am very grateful that I am in touch with so many different church groups. I am always very moved by the fact that so many people - practically over the spectrum of the Christian world - are responding to my writing.

Henri Nouwen

Christian, Grateful, Writing

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My writing has developed drastically . The Return of the Prodigal Son is the most important thing I've done, and my most mature book.

Henri Nouwen

Book, Writing, Son

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Someday I would love to write about Vincent van Gogh - his paintings and letters continue to inspire me very much. But it remains hard to find the time and inner rest to write.

Henri Nouwen

Writing, Inspire, Letters

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One of the most satisfying aspects of writing is that it can open in us deep wells of hidden treasures that are beautiful for us as well as for others to see.

Henri Nouwen

Beautiful, Writing, Treasure