“There's a certain Slant of light, Winter afternoons— That oppresses, like the Heft Of Cathedral Tunes— Heavenly Hurt, it gives us— We can find no scar, But internal difference, Where the Meanings, are.... When it comes, the Landscape listens— Shadows—hold their breath— When it goes, 'tis like the Distance On the look of Death.” GivingLooksLightCertainDifferencesHurtShadowBreathsDistanceWinterLandscapeTunesInternalsHeavenlyAfternoonScarCathedrals Author:Emily Dickinson
“A painting is merely the image of a tree, a man, or any other object reflected in a fountain. The difference between a painting and sculpture is the difference between a shadow and the thing which casts it.” MenDifferencesTreeObjectsPaintingShadowCastsFountainSculpture Author:Benvenuto Cellini
“Resemblances are the shadows of differences. Different people see different similarities and similar differences.” PeopleDifferentDifferencesPerceptionShadowDifferent PeoplesSimilarityResemblance Book:Pale fire Source: Pale fire