The older I get, the more I believe in what I can't explain or understand, even more than the things that are explainable and understandable.
Interpretation
As we age, we may find greater value in the mysteries of life than in rational explanations.
Lillian Gishβs quote reflects the wisdom that often comes with age, suggesting that as we grow older, we may become more inclined to embrace the unknown and the inexplicable aspects of life. This perspective highlights the limitations of rationality and encourages a deeper appreciation for the mysteries and wonders that cannot easily be understood, recognizing that these elements can hold significant meaning in our lives.
In practice
A public speaking event discussing the role of faith in understanding our lives as we age.
You know, when I first went into the movies Lionel Barrymore played my grandfather. Later he played my father and finally he played my husband. If he had lived I'm sure I would have played his mother. That's the way it is in Hollywood. The men get younger and the women get older.
I never approved of talkies. Silent movies were well on their way to developing an entirely new art form. It was not just pantomine, but something wonderfully expressive.
The stage was our school, our home, our life.
I've never been in style, so I can't go out of style.
Perhaps it is of more value to infuriate philosophers than to go along with them.
Before, I wandered as a diversion. Now I wander seriously and sit and read as a diversion.
I am sorry my life is so marred and maimed by extravagance. But I cannot live otherwise. I, at any rate, pay the penalty of suffering.
things which in my mind blossom will stumble beneath a clumsiest disguise appear capable of fragility and indecision
The more humble, needy, and subdued you are before Allah, the closer you will be to Him.
I was supposed to have a script, and had mislaid it. I was supposed to hear cues, and no longer did. I was meant to know the plot, but all I knew was what I saw: flash pictures in variable sequence, images with no 'meaning' beyond their temporary arrangement, not a movie but a cutting-room experience.
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