There are two kinds of light — the glow that illumines, and the glare that obscures.
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Lanterns and Lances? (1961), p. 146; also misquoted as "There are two kinds of light — the glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures."James Thurber
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When all things are equal, translucence in writing is more effective than transparency, just as glow is more revealing than glare.
James Thurber
Some are tricks of the light
You'll never know
Make a flickering midnight
Light into a glow...Mike Oldfield
Here are two kinds of light, the light on the hither side of the darkness and the light beyond the darkness. We must press on through the darkness and the terror of it if we would reach the holier light beyond.
We are here — no matter who put us here, or how we came here — to fulfil a task. We cannot afford to go of our own volition until the last item of our duty is discharged.Felix Adler
Carefully purify your conscience from daily faults; suffer no sin to dwell in your heart; small as it may seem, it obscures the light of grace, weighs down the soul, and hinders that constant communion with Jesus Christ which it should be your pleasure to cultivate.
Francois Fenelon
She would rather light a candle than curse the darkness, and her glow has warmed the world.
Adlai Stevenson
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