"If you are to live, words must die"

"What is it you seek?" asked the Master of a scholar who came to him for guidance.

"Life," was the reply.

Said the Master, "If you are to live, words must die."

When asked later what he meant, he said, "You are lost and forlorn because you dwell in a world of words. You feed on words, you are satisfied with words when what you need is substance. A menu will not satisfy your hunger. A formula will not slake your thirst."

-Anthony de Mello, SJ