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title: "8 Light Try Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 8 Light Try quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Light Try sayings and thoughts."
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> [I cannot cause light; the most I can do is try to put myself in the path of its beam.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-dillard/i-cannot-cause-light-the-most-i-can-do-is-try-to-put-myself-in-the-3/)

[Annie Dillard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-dillard/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/950/annie-dillard-509_beam_i-cannot-cause-light-the-most-i-can-do-i_905664.jpg)

> [If somebody gives me a chance to do something, I am going to use that space, that time, that light, that whatever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-barry/if-somebody-gives-me-a-chance-to-do-something-i-am-going-to-use-that/)

[Robert Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-barry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e6/robert-barry-3413_chance_if-somebody-gives-me-a-chance-to-do-some_930373.jpg)

> [Fashion is supposed to be light and not try too hard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carine-roitfeld/fashion-is-supposed-to-be-light-and-not-try-too-hard/)

[Carine Roitfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carine-roitfeld/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a1/carine-roitfeld-1355_fashion_fashion-is-supposed-to-be-light-and-not_1341693.jpg)

> [The darker the subject, the more light you must try to shed on the matter. And vice versa.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-ayckbourn/the-darker-the-subject-the-more-light-you-must-try-to-shed-on-the/)

[Alan Ayckbourn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-ayckbourn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be8/alan-ayckbourn-33541_light_the-darker-the-subject-the-more-light-yo_1348407.jpg)

> [“If you want to complain you don't have to look long: in most anything you can find something wrong. But if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-marques/if-you-want-to-complain-you-don-t-have-to-look-long-in-most-anything/)

[Joan Marques](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-marques/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf6/joan-marques-9874_inner-light_if-you-want-to-complain-you-don-t-have-t_1577559.jpg)

> [Come on baby, light my fire Try to set the night on fire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robby-krieger/come-on-baby-light-my-fire-try-to-set-the-night-on-fire/)

[Robby Krieger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robby-krieger/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c9/robby-krieger-36329_baby_come-on-baby-light-my-fire-try-to-set-th_2940102.png)

> [Insomniacs tend to fall into two general categories - those who give up and those who don't. I don't. I refuse to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sloane-crosley/insomniacs-tend-to-fall-into-two-general-categories-those-who-give-up/)

[Sloane Crosley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sloane-crosley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/898/sloane-crosley-1764_categories_insomniacs-tend-to-fall-into-two-general_3100043.png)

> [So high I can fly, no lie, light it up and give it a try, til' we die I stay high and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dark-sider/so-high-i-can-fly-no-lie-light-it-up-and-give-it-a-try-til-we-die-i/)

[Dark Sider](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dark-sider/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/604/dark-sider-230731_bye-bye_so-high-i-can-fly-no-lie-light-it-up-and_3114687.jpg)

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