Reflection Quotes

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From the tower battlements, Dustfinger looked down on a lake as black as night, where the reflection of the castle swam in a sea of… — Cornelia Funke
And all the time she felt the reflection of his hopelessness in her. She couldn't quite, quite love in hoplessness. And he, being hopeless, couldn't… — D. H. Lawrence
that's exactly the good thing about the Injun life--you don't have to stop and think about whether or not you're 'happy'--which in my opinionis a… — Jim Fergus
One of the saddest things in life, is the things one remembers. — Agatha Christie
Over the years I have forged intimate familial ties with these characters, who are reflections of a portion of myself. Consequently, even a character who… — Shusaku Endo
Her own thoughts and reflections were habitually her best companions. — Jane Austen
I am ashamed every day, and more ashamed the next. But I will spend the rest of my life in this living space writing these… — Don DeLillo
Man is profoundly dependent on the reflection of himself in another man's soul, be it even the soul of an idiot. — Witold Gombrowicz
My reflection in the mirror shows me pink and puffy. I thought pregnant women were to supposed to glow. I am not glowing. — Audrey Niffenegger
But let there be no misunderstanding: it is not that a real man, the object of knowledge, philosophical reflection or technological intervention, has been substituted… — Michel Foucault
Upon reflection, I decided I had three main weaknesses: I was confused (evidenced by a lack of facts, an inability to coordinate my thoughts, and… — Julia Child
What can I expect from myself? My sensation in all their horrible acuity, and a profound awareness of feeling. A sharp mind that only destroys… — Fernando Pessoa
I comfort myself with the reflection that your wife will possibly be able to curb your desire--I admit, a natural one for the most part--to… — Georgette Heyer
Bewilderment increases in the presence of the mirrors. — Tarjei Vesaas
If I speak of myself in different ways, that is because I look at myself in different ways. — Michel de Montaigne
Such is the influence which the condition of our own thoughts, exercises, even over the appearance of external objects. Men who look on nature, and… — Charles Dickens
I looked in the mirror and stared at my reflection, until I was in the head-clearing trance that comes when you stare at something for… — Nick Burd
I mean, if you were to find a shattered mirror, find all the pieces, all the shards and all the tiny chips, and have whatever… — Elizabeth Wurtzel
You will walk differently alone, dear, through a thicker atmosphere, forcing your way through the shadows of chairs, through the dripping smoke of the funnels.… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
Zen masters say you cannot see your reflection in running water, only in still water. — Elizabeth Gilbert

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