Shadow Quotes

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Remember, light and shadow never stand still. — Benjamin West
The mantle of glamour has been taken from the women and given to the men. The women toil in their shadows, plain and ordinary-looking. So… — RuPaul
Itâ€™s impossible to read The Poison Belt, written in 1913, and not see in its exterminating vision a shadow of the coming war that would,… — Unknown Author
I am certain that if I have any merit, it is knowing how to make good use of my eyes, to guide the camera in… — Unknown Author
If I had the perspective of the whole, perhaps I'd see it? That which seems evil, is it a cloud to bring rain, to bring… — Ann Voskamp
Adversity shows whether we have friends, or only the shadows of friends. — Publilius Syrus
Even a single hair casts its shadow. — Publilius Syrus
You know, it's no accident that the great painters came from areas like Europe where there is a lot of clouds and rain, which begets… — Al Hirschfeld
Sacrificing the earth for paradise is giving up the substance for the shadow. — Victor Hugo
Heaven but the vision of fulfilled desire, and Hell the shadow from a soul on fire. — Omar Khayyam
Even hidden in the most squalid Parisian halls, wrestling partakes of the nature of the great solar spectacles, Greek drama and bullfights: in both, a… — Roland Barthes
In humility is the greatest freedom. As long as you have to defend the imaginary self that you think is important, you lose your piece… — Thomas Merton
A light here required a shadow there. — Virginia Woolf
You can't stand up to the night until you understand what's hiding in its shadows. — Charles de Lint
Interpretation is the revenge of the intellect upon art. Even more. It is the revenge of the intellect upon the world. To interpret is to… — Susan Sontag
When you shine bright, some won't enjoy the shadow you cast. — Talib Kweli
All the masterpieces of art contain both light and shadow. A happy life is not one filled with only sunshine, but one which uses both… — Billy Graham
The person you call an enemy is an exaggerated aspect of your own shadow self. — Deepak Chopra
Filling the conscious mind with ideal conceptions is a characteristic of Western theosophy, but not the confrontation with the Shadow and the world of darkness.… — Carl Jung
Two monks sit facing, playing chess on the mountain, The bamboo shadow on the board is dark and clear. Not a person sees the bamboo's… — Bai Juyi

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