Shining

• “It is manifest that everything in the world, whether it be substance or accident, produces rays in its own manner like a star... Everything that has actual existence in the world of the elements emits rays in every direction, which fill the whole world.”

• “There is strong shadow where there is much light.”

• “Genius is not so much a light as it is a constant awareness of the surrounding gloom.”

• “In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary.”

• “Light is the first of painters. There is no object so foul that intense light will not make it beautiful.”

• “But it is not necessary to light a candle to the sun.”

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

Shining across IJR