Morris West
Morris West
Morris Langlo West AOwas an Australian novelist and playwright, best known for his novels The Devil's Advocate, The Shoes of the Fishermanand The Clowns of God. His books were published in 27 languages and sold more than 60 million copies worldwide. Each new book he wrote after he became an established writer sold more than one million copies...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth26 April 1916
CountryAustralia
Morris West quotes about
spiritual wall men
Man is a creature who walks in two worlds and traces upon the walls of his cave the wonders and the nightmare experiences of his spiritual pilgrimage.
relationship forever accepting
Once you accept the existence of God - however you define him, however you explain your relationship to him - then you are caught forever with his presence in the center of all things.
letting-go hands want
There are still things I want to do but they're not necessary for me to do. I'm not clinging to anything that I can't open my hands and let go.
nature thinking bird
I look out this window and think this is a cosmos, this is a huge creation, this is one small corner of it. The trees and the birds and everything else and I am part of it. I didn't ask to be put here. I've been lucky finding myself here.
vices corruption members
All institutions are prone to corruption and to the vices of their members.
world kind human-nature
None of us is guaranteed against failure or corruption of any kind; witness what's going on in the world in this moment, the follies of human nature and the failures of human nature.