Quotes About Obscurity

some shadowy haven back in

Darkness thickened and collapsed about him. Some of it never lifted again.

Death does not frighten me, but dying obscurely and above all uselessly does.

If you would know and not be known, live in a city.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

One must choose between Obscurity with Efficiency, and Fame with its inevitable collateral of Bluff.

Most history is a record of the triumphs, disasters and follies of top people. The black hole in it is the way of life of mute, inglorious men and women who made no nuisance of themselves in the world.

Turns out, there's not a lot of information about pickles on the Internet.

'The Green Turtle' wasn't all that popular. He lasted only five issues of Blazing Comics before disappearing into obscurity.

Twenty years from now if there is some obscure Trivial Pursuit question, I am confident I will be the answer.

No one looks twice at me when they're around, and 'Cinderella' has made no difference. And I know that isn't going to change.

You can certainly keep a low public profile if you want to.

Orchid hunting is a mortal occupation.

Orchid hunting is a mortal occupation. That has always been part of its charm, Laroche loved orchids, but I came to believe he loved the difficulty and fatality of getting them almost as much as the flowers themselves.

The library is an easy place to be when you have no place you need to go and a desire to be invisible.

He gave her his heart. She took it and placed it quietly in the pocket of her gown. No one observed what she did.

Why would you know?" "I wouldn't," I said. "I don't know anything about you.

A lot of people think I came out of nowhere. When you start as a songwriter, nobody knows who you are. I met the guy who wrote 'Yeah' by Usher, which was a huge smash, and nobody knew who he was.

Pilgrims who are looking for a cure are soon looking for a curio.

For a long time, Nella Larsen was the mystery woman of the Harlem Renaissance. In the late 1920s, she published two sophisticated novels, 'Quicksand' and 'Passing,' and then her writing life came to an end. She died in obscurity in 1964.

Obscurity can be a fire of ambition in those who have stalwart souls.

I like the muted sounds, the shroud of grey, and the silence that comes with fog.

when I see you, I see mystery - a pale moon's beauty behind a veil of cloud

You will find the lies in the light and truth in the dark