Light Quotes

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A simple style is like white light. Although complex, it does not appear to be so. — Anatole France
When I am working on a book or a story I write every morning as soon after first light as possible. There is no one… — Ernest Hemingway
I don't wait to be struck by lightning and I don't need certain slants of light in order to be able to write. — Toni Morrison
Almost all words do have colour and nothing is more pleasant than to utter a pink word and see someone's eyes light up and know… — Gladys Taber
Like italics and hyphens, quotation marks are to be used as sparingly as possible. They should light the way, not darken it. — Eric Partridge
There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behavior, like the wish to scatter joy and not pain around us. 'Tis good to give… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Serene will be our days, and bright and happy will our nature be, when love is an unerring light, and joy its own security. — William Wordsworth
Every time you try to encourage someone else, your own soul will be flooded with a light and glow of peace and good cheer. — Susa Young Gates
Give unto me, made lowly wise, The spirit of self-sacrifice; The confidence of reason give, And in the light of truth thy bondman let me… — William Wordsworth
The duty of literature is to note what counts, and to light up what is suited to the light. If it ceases to choose and… — Anatole France
After my kids were born I found myself incorporating my photography into different art endeavours and from there it just blossomed. I have always had… — Angela Cartwright
I don't want anyone to appreciate the light or the palette of tones. I want my pictures to inform, to provoke discussion - and to… — Sebastiao Salgado
Everybody has a part of her body that she doesn't like, but I've stopped complaining about mine because I don't want to critique nature's handiwork… — Alfre Woodard
When the light is right and everything is working for me, I feel as tense as when making a difficult maneuver high on a mountain.… — Galen Rowell
Very often people looking at my pictures say, 'You must have had to wait a long time to get that cloud just right (or that… — Edward Weston
I almost never set out to photograph a landscape, nor do I think of my camera as a means of recording a mountain or an… — Galen Rowell
...everything around us, dead or alive, in the eyes of a crazy photographer mysteriously takes on many variations, so that a seemingly dead object comes… — Josef Sudek
I always choose an area that is of personal interest, but I don't plan my travels in detail. There are so many variables one cannot… — Unknown Author
At the root of creativity is an impulse to understand, to make sense of random and often unrelated details. For me, photography provides an intersection… — Paul Caponigro
My quest, through the magic of light and shadow, is to isolate, to simplify and to give emphasis to form with the greatest clarity. To… — Ruth Bernhard

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