“ Whether it's trying to convince others that something is more true, more virtuous, or more desirable--all communication is rhetoric in action. Leonard Koren
“ Things wabi-sabi have no need for the reassurance of status or the validation of market culture. They have no need for documentation of provenance. Wabi-sabi-ness in no way depends on knowledge of the… Leonard Koren
“ Things are either devolving toward, or evolving from, nothingness. As dusk approaches in the hinterlands, a traveler ponders shelter for the night. He notices tall rushes growing everywhere, so he bun… Leonard Koren
“ But when does something's destiny finally come to fruition? Is the plant complete when it flowers? When it goes to seed? When the seeds sprout? When everything turns into compost? Leonard Koren
“ Beauty can be coaxed out of ugliness. Wabi-sabi is ambivalent about separating beauty from non-beauty or ugliness. The beauty of wabi-sabi is in one respect, the condition of coming to terms with what… Leonard Koren
“ If you’re not attempting to get someone to see, feel, think, or act in a particular manner, why bother communicating at all? Leonard Koren
“ Get rid of all that is unnecessary. Wabi-sabi means treading lightly on the planet and knowing how to appreciate whatever is encountered, no matter how trifling, whenever it is encountered. [...] In o… Leonard Koren
