4,631 Quotes About Light

  • Author M. John Harrison
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    What is literature, and why do I try to write about it? I don’t know. Likewise, I don’t know why I go on living, most of the time. But this not knowing is precisely what I want to preserve. As readers, the closest way we can engage with a literary work is to protect its indeterminacy; to return ourselves and it to a place that precludes complete recognition. Really, when I’m reading, all I want is to stand amazed in front of an unknown object at odds with the world.

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  • Author Sarah Sundin
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    You're a star, you know.' Peter kissed her cheek. ' Use those beautiful points of yours to prick people's consciences, to poke holes in their preconceived notions and their complacency. Then flood them with brilliant light.

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