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The night has a thousand eyes,
And the day but one. — F.W. Bourdillon · 1878Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. — Genesis 1:3 · 1405 BCLight is a delicate thing. — Georges BraqueI have seized the light. I have arrested its flight! — Louis Daguerre · 1825Light (God's eldest daughter), is a principal beauty in a building. — Thomas Fuller (churchman) · 1642Learning that color is a fiction of light is one of the primary shocks of growing up: that this hitherto deeply physical thing is just a reflection and that nothing can keep its color under the cover of darkness, are monstrous things to understand, even for my adult mind. — Tacita DeanArchitecture1 quote
Light (God's eldest daughter), is a principal beauty in a building. — Thomas Fuller (churchman) · 1642Art1 quote
Light is a delicate thing. — Georges BraqueColor1 quote
Learning that color is a fiction of light is one of the primary shocks of growing up: that this hitherto deeply physical thing is just a reflection and that nothing can keep its color under the cover of darkness, are monstrous things to understand, even for my adult mind. — Tacita DeanCreation1 quote
Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. — Genesis 1:3 · 1405 BCCreation of the world1 quote
Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. — Genesis 1:3 · 1405 BCIllusions1 quote
Learning that color is a fiction of light is one of the primary shocks of growing up: that this hitherto deeply physical thing is just a reflection and that nothing can keep its color under the cover of darkness, are monstrous things to understand, even for my adult mind. — Tacita DeanLight and color1 quote
Learning that color is a fiction of light is one of the primary shocks of growing up: that this hitherto deeply physical thing is just a reflection and that nothing can keep its color under the cover of darkness, are monstrous things to understand, even for my adult mind. — Tacita DeanNature of light1 quote
Light is a delicate thing. — Georges BraqueNight and day1 quote
The night has a thousand eyes,
And the day but one. — F.W. Bourdillon · 1878Perception1 quote
Learning that color is a fiction of light is one of the primary shocks of growing up: that this hitherto deeply physical thing is just a reflection and that nothing can keep its color under the cover of darkness, are monstrous things to understand, even for my adult mind. — Tacita DeanPhotography1 quote
I have seized the light. I have arrested its flight! — Louis Daguerre · 1825Stars1 quote
The night has a thousand eyes,
And the day but one. — F.W. Bourdillon · 1878The sun1 quote
The night has a thousand eyes,
And the day but one. — F.W. Bourdillon · 1878