Oppression Quote by Mitch Landrieu

“Since they were unable to liberate themselves from the old words and the fear, they prowled the streets and cast their angry shadows.”

— Aharon Appelfeld

“Let us give thanks for our shadows for they are there in the first place because of the presence of light.”

— Kamand Kojouri

“I walked with them, as crowds have that effect on me, I want to do what they do, to journey towards some point of…

— Neil Jordan

“Our city must remember that in the ranks of its enemies, lie hid fellow citizens to be, and that it is well to bear…

— Saint Augustine of Hippo

“I loved the city. We were anonymous, and even then I had the sense that cities were yielding; that they moved over and made…

— Sheridan Hay

“Our shadows are our histories. We drag them everywhere.”

— Anthony Doerr

“Shadows did not flee, but merely retreated and regrouped and stood sentinel.”

— Dean Koontz

“You have walked among us a spirit, and your shadow has been a light upon our faces.”

— Khalil Gibran

“It was as if the city itself was preparing for some impending catastrophe. There had always been talks of ghost and darkness here, even…

— K.J. Wignall

“we are weakness itself, and unless He guards the city, in vain shall we labor to defend it.”

— Teresa of Ávila

“Shadows gathered as they had done for eons, beneath the moon and the twinkling of a million stars, like a gathering of forgotten deities.”

— Peter Murphy

“It felt dangerous. It felt amazing. It felt like of course the lights were out, because all the electricity in the city was in…

— Maggie Hall