No bird soars too high...

if he soars with his own wings.

This line from "Proverbs of Hell" illustrates the depth of William Blake's revolutionary book, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, a book that must be read. This is a powerful work that any serious reader or writer will return to many times. It is fuel; it is fire.

from "The Voice of the Devil"

"Those who restrain desire, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained; and the restrainer or Reason usurps its place & governs the unwilling.

And being restrain'd, it by degrees becomes passive, till it is only the shadow of desire."

from "A Memorable Fancy"

"If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear...as it is: Infinite."

from "A Song of Liberty"

"Empire is no more!"

and

"For every thing that lives is Holy."

The Marriage of Heaven and Hell,
by William Blake (Oxford University Press, 1975)

Ten Books That Will Ripple Your Thinking ... Number 7