Earl Bush Quotes

There's what people say, and there's what people mean, and I like to explore the difference between the two.

Something's that written out is okay, but it's not always a clear indication of what a person means.

Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning.

What I like in a good author is not what he says but what he whispers.

Everything kind of has a message in it.

It all depends what you mean by.

There is a profound difference between information and meaning.

I think it's important for people to always understand what is the context is in what is being said, because that obviously determines what folks are talking about.

What isn't said is as important as what is said.

It’s not what you say; it’s what people hear.

Tone is everything.

There were several ways of understanding her: there was what she said, and there was what she meant, and there was something between the two, that was neither.

She meant it as a compliment.

I don't really believe anything I say. Because the nature of my work concerns the spaces between the words, rather than the words themselves.

Silence is of different kinds, and breathes different meanings.

Don't get stuck on the level of words. A word is no more than a means to an end. It's an abstraction. Not unlike a signpost, it points beyond itself

You know, two people can say exactly the same words, saying the same story, and it would mean something entirely different.

It is the man determines what is said, not the words.

Words must be taken according to the matter whereof they are uttered.

People like to say, 'What do you mean exactly?' I would answer, 'I mean, but not exactly.'

A lot of people understand what not saying anything means, so, in effect, not saying anything is really saying a lot.

Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it.

My use of language is part and parcel of my message.

Paper and ink are all but trash, if I cannot find the thought which the writer did think.

Everything has a meaning, if only we could read it.