Shadow Quotes

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For this I see, that we, all we that live, Are but vain shadows, unsubstantial dreams. — Sophocles
What shadows we are, and what shadows we pursue! — Edmund Burke
A man is nothing but breath and shadow. — Sophocles
Thousands of animals (now billions) are butchered every day without a shadow of remorse. It cries vengeance upon all the human race. — Romain Rolland
A corner draft fluttered the flame And the white fever of temptation Upswept its angel wings that cast A cruciform shadow. — Boris Pasternak
Somewhere a bicycle bell rings. Somewhere else there's a war on. Somewhere else people turn to shadows and powder in an instant and the streets… — Tim Winton
The English language lacks the words 'to mourn an absence.' For the loss of a parent, grandparent, spouse, child or friend we have all manner… — Laura Bush
Our acts our angels are, for good or ill, our fatal shadows that walk by us still. — John Fletcher
I like to help others and count it as my greatest pleasure in life to see a person free himself of the shadows which darken… — L. Ron Hubbard
I do. I canâ€™t say that being in the Valley of the Shadow of Death is something Iâ€™ve become all that accustomed to, and that… — Ted Bundy
In other words, all of my books are lies. They are simply maps of a territory, shadows of a reality, gray symbols dragging their bellies… — Ken Wilber
When describing nature, a writer should seize upon small details, arranging them so that the reader will see an image in his mind after he… — Anton Chekhov
I have prayed for years for one good humiliation a day, and then, I must watch my reaction to it. I have no other way… — Richard Rohr
I wear my shadows where they're harder to see, but they follow me everywhere. I guess that should tell me I'm traveling toward light. — Bruce Cockburn
Shadow boxes become poetic theater or settings wherein are metamorphosed the elements of a childhood pastime. The fragile, shimmering globules become the shimmering but more… — Joseph Cornell
You're not only the spotlight in which you perform, but the shadows where you practice. — Debby Ryan
Everyday's a battle against; everyday's a fight for. Everyday is collaged with shadows cast in everyday's sunrise. Everyday is a new chance. — Debby Ryan
We mustnâ€™t give trouble a shape before it throws its shadow. — Irene Hunt
I have seldom seen much ostentation and much learning met together. The sun, rising and declining, makes long shadows; at mid day, when he is… — Joseph Hall
Remember, you have no companions but your shadow — Genghis Khan

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