Modern writers are the moons of literature; they shine with reflected light, with light borrowed from the ancients.

I don't want to move to a city where the only cultural advantage is being able to make a right turn on a red light.

In constitutional states, liberty is compensation for heavy taxes; in dictatorships, the subsititue is light taxes.

All of us contain a divine, expressive spark, a creative candle intended to light our path and that of our fellows.

Against the darkness outer God's light his likeness takes, And he from the mighty doubter The great believer makes.

The way that light hits objects, I think, is one of the more important things that sculpture and photography share.

It is not light they need but strength, and strength permeates through the external balm of words and good example.

Foster and polish the warrior spirit while serving in the world; illuminate the path according to your inner light.

You make choices every day and almost every hour that keep you walking in the light or moving away toward darkness.

When you're learning, you're burning - putting out a lot of heat. When you're all burned up, then you become light.

The sun teaches to all things that grow their longing for the light. But it is night that raises them to the stars.

The heavenly light you admire is fossil-light, it's the unfathomably distant past you gaze into, stars long extinct

I wear black because I'm comfortable in it. But then in the summertime when it's hot I'm comfortable in light blue.

Color is life; for a world without color appears to us as dead. Colors are primordial ideas, the children of light.

I like to read in the dark. I like to go into the bathtub, turn out all the lights, and in the dark, read my books.

The hero, in living her own life, in being true to herself; radiates a light by which others may see their own way.

Warriors of light are not perfect.Their beauty lies in accepting this fact and still desiring to grow and to learn.

In Glendale, where I live, there's a street called Broadway. The bottoms of the light posts have swastikas on them.

One day Boudin said to me, 'Learn to draw well and appreciate the sea, the light, the blue sky.' I took his advice.

God is good and God is light In this faith I rest secure, Evil can but serve the right, Over all shall love endure.

On the face of it, it must be a bad cause which will not bear discussion. Truth seeks light instead of shunning it.

Madness designates the equinox between the vanity of night's hallucinations and the non-being of light's judgments.

For we all of us, grave or light, get our thoughts entangled in metaphors, and act fatally on the strength of them.

The light of truth burns without a flicker in the depths of a house that is shaken with storms of passion and fear.

If you have a dishonest moment, you're going to lose the audience. So I had to not only light myself in the scenes.

If you're billed as a comedian, people will accept anything you say as light-hearted and not with intent behind it.

O God, how easily I make them happy! Give me strength to be always the light of their lives and so lead them to You!

I passed out in our front yard. But honey, don't turn out the light, cause I think I'm in the mood for love tonight.

The higher the joy is not the light, it's the reflection. The greater pleasure is not climbing up; it's handing down

There's been a load of compromising, on the road to my horizon, but I'm gonna be where the lights are shining on me.

I'm very romantic when I masturbate. Sometimes I light a candle...then I try and shoot it out. It's like a carnival.

There is no greater mistake than to make light of an enemy By making light of an enemy many a kingdom has been lost.

Forces of light on earth shall overcome the force of darkness. Complete spiritual enlightenment on earth will occur.

The fairy poet takes a sheet Of moonbeam, silver white; His ink is dew from daisies sweet, His pen a point of light.

Mary means enlightener, because She brought forth the Light of the world. In the Syriac tongue, Mary signifies Lady.

I used to hit the kitchen lights, cockroaches everywhere. Hit the kitchen lights, now it's marble floors everywhere.

Purity is receptivity, the ability to sit and wait patiently, for as long as necessary, for the coming of the light.

Too much of anything could destroy you, Simon thought. Too much darkness could kill, but too much light could blind.

My heroes have always been the hardworking and unflappable. Those who light a candle rather than curse the darkness.

When my mood was high, I seemed normal, even buoyant. I felt smarter. I had secrets. I could see God in a light bulb

We sit in meditation and cry to God, we cry to the light, as little children, knowing God will do everything for us.

Never let stress shape your strategy. Most women think better after a brisk walk, a light meal, a massage and a nap.

A lighthouse is not interested in who gets its light! It just gives it without thinking! Giving light is its nature!

The more light you have in an image, the less drama you get. The details start taking over; the mystery is all gone.

Love is, after all, a selfish thing; and it throws a black shadow on anything between which and the light it stands.

It’s more than just saying lines and turning the light on. You have to drive the story - there’s a technical aspect.

It is difficult batting in artificial light with a red ball but it's a horrible task for umpires to make a judgment.

Make it a practice to judge persons and things in the most favorable light at all times and under all circumstances.

Lamps make oil-spots and candles need snuffing; it is only the light of heaven that shines pure and leaves no stain.

I make it my rule, to lay hold of light and embrace it, wherever I see it, though held forth by a child or an enemy.

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