Quotes About Light

I knew what slant of light would make you turn over. It was then I felt the highways slide out of my hands. I remembered the old men in the west side cafe, dealing dominoes like magical charms.

My infinity would be/ the never-ending light/ you deserve/ every road opening up in front of you

Ether fills the boundless space of the universe. It is the medium of conveyance for all known forms of vibration such as sound, light and heat.

Night from a railroad car window is a great, dark, soft thing Broken across with slashes of light.

A painting walks into the room supported by the collector. It is the painting of a nude by a contemporary artist. She is scarred by shadows from venetian blinds. "The ritual scarification of light and shadow," I say. But am thinking, silently, the female nude is the self-ironization of the male. She, in his shadow, by design.

The darkness is necessary, the darkness of faith is necessary, for God's light is too great. It wounds. I understand more and more that faith is not a mysterious and cruel trick of a God who hides himself without telling me why, but a necessary veil. My discovery of him takes place gradually, respecting the growth of divine life in me.

Seers can see, for instance, the light of the scarabs' emanations expanding to great size.

A good friend once told me that the problems are like cockroaches. If drawn to light, they'll get scared.

Baje a la orilla y me senté en la arena, donde años atrás había esparcido las cenizas de Marina. La misma luz de aquel día encendió el cielo y sentí su presencia, intensa. Comprendí que ya no podía ni quería huir más. Había vuelto a casa.

A good friend once told me that problems are like cockroaches. If you bring them out into the light, they get scared and leave.

To paint is to write with light," Salvat would say. "First you must learn its alphabet; then its grammar. Only then will you be able to possess the style and the magic.

The storm had caused the power to go out; the streets were buried in a liquid darkness speckled here and there with the light cast by oil lamps or candles from balconies and doors.

I imagined Julián Caraxat my age, holding that image in his hands, perhaps in the shade of the same tree that now sheltered me. I could almost see him smiling confidently, contemplating a future as wide and luminous as that avenue, and for a moment I thought there were no more ghosts there than that of absence and loss that the light that smiled on me was borrowed light, real only as long as I could hold it in my eyes, second by second.

Desde aquella noche he sabido que algún día, no importaba cuándo, llegaría nuestro momento. Que en un lugar lejano, las luces de septiembre se encenderían para nosotros y que, esta vez, ya no habría más sombras en nuestro camino.

A good friend once told me that problems are like cockroaches," he said in the joking tone he used when he wanted to say something serious. "If you bring them out into the light, they get scared and leave.

It's aquarium light and it's cathedral ceilings offered asylum and a lounge where coffee substitutes were served to those who still try to believe that life went on, and that tomorrow, or perhaps the day after tomorrow, would be just another day.

Ein guter Freund hat einmal zu mir gesagt, die Probleme seien wie Kakerlaken. Immer wenn er ernst sein sollte, verfiel er in einen scherzhaften Ton. Wenn man sie ans Licht holt, erschrecken sie und machen sich auf und davon.

Un buen amigo me dijo una vez que los problemas son como las cucarachas. Si los sacas a la luz, se asustan y se van

e por um instante pensei que não havia ali mais fantasmas que os da ausência e da perda,e que aquela luz que me sorria era de empréstimo e só valia enquanto a pudesse segurar com o olhar,segundo a segundo.

Non devi credere a tutto ciò che vedi. L'immagine della realtà che ci offrono i nostri occhi è solo un'illusione, un effetto ottico. La luce è una gran bugiarda.

Pintar es escribir con luz

And for a moment I thought there were no more ghosts there than those of absence and loss, and that the light that smiled on me was borrowed light, only real as long as I could hold it in my eyes, second by second.

Era una imagen de luz y de esperanza que prometía cosas que sólo existen en las miradas de pocos años.

Il nichilismo è solo una posa, non una dottrina. Metta la fiamma di una candela sotto i testicoli di un nichilista e constaterà come vede in fretta la luce dell'esistenza.