Dorothy L. Sayers Quotes

Working is part of life, I don't know how to distinguish between the two... Work is an expression of life.

Even if work were not an economic necessity, it is a spiritual necessity.

There is nothing more marvelous than doing something you love to do and getting paid for it. It ceases to become work, money, and effort; and it becomes fun, your expression of the joy of life.

Perfect self-expression will never be labor, but of such absorbing interest that it will seem almost like play.

Happiness lies in the absorption in some vocation which satisfies the soul.

You have nothing to prove. Be the spiritual you and create like a physical fiend.

Spiritual hunger and spiritual thirst But you got to change it On the inside first To be satisfied

According to this law [the law of Dharma], you have a unique talent and a unique way of expressing it. There is something that you can do better than anyone else in the whole world--and for every unique talent and unique expression of that talent, there are also unique needs. When these needs are matched with the creative expression of your talent, that is the spark that creates affluence. Expressing your talents to fulfill needs creates unlimited wealth and abundance.

The man who sets out to live the life worthwhile-to follow his vision and speak his heart-need not look for position, honors, prosperity.

Vocation is the place where the world's greatest need and a person's greatest joy meet.

Real joy comes not from ease or riches or from the praise of men but from doing something worthwhile.

Your vocation lies in the intersection of the world's deep need and your deep joy.

Not to write, for many of us, is to die. We must take ares each and every day, perhaps knowing that the battle cannot be entirely won, but fight we must, if only a gentle bout. The smallest effort to win means, at the end of each day, a sort of victory.

Don't pressure yourself. Don't worry about what others think you should do or what the societal "norm" is. Do what moves you and makes you smile and the "good" will follow.

As frustrating as it gets, at times, and as frustrating as it is, at times, I don't think I've ever considered doing something else, or not wanted to do it anymore. To me, it's just the greatest job. It's a good fit for who I am and what I want to be.

Self-expression is the dominant necessity of human nature.

I make art, sometimes I make true art, and sometimes it fills the empty places in my life. Some of them. Not all.

People who write for reward by way of recognition or monetary gain don't know what they're doing. They're in the category of those who write; they are not writers. Writing is simply something you must do. It's rather like virtue in that it is its own reward. Writing is selfish and contradictory in its terms. First of all, you're writing for an audience of one, you must please the one person you're writing for. Yourself.

You will find meaning in life only if you create it.It is a poetry to be composed. It is a song to be sung.It is a dance to be danced.

I took my work seriously, but not as a craft. More as a life.

I hope that my work makes a difference because I think that's why I do it.

If one were to live his life fully and completely were to give form to every feeling, expression to every thought, reality to every dream.

I stand by the Lost finale. It's the story that we wanted to tell, and we told it. No excuses. No apologies. I look back on it as fondly as I look back on the process of writing the whole show. And while I'll always care what you think, I can't be a slave to it anymore. Here's why: I did it for me. I liked it. I was good at it. And I was really … I was alive.

In the long run, doing work that's important leads to more happiness than doing work that's merely profitable.

My music is the spiritual expression of what I am — my faith, my knowledge, my being...When you begin to see the possibilities of music, you desire to do something really good for people, to help humanity free itself from its hangups...I want to speak to their souls.