“A life is a moment in season. A life is one snowfall. A life is one autumn day. A life is the delicate, rapid edge of a closing door's shadow. A life is a brief movement of arms and of legs.” LifeMomentsLife IsDoorsMovementArmsShadowSeasonsEdgesLegsAutumnDelicateRapidsClosingAutumn DaysSnowfallClosing Doors Author:Alan Lightman
“And the sad act like lepers They stick to the shadows They long to ring bells of warning To tell of their coming So that the pure can shut their doors.” LongDoorsPureShadowSticksRingsWarningBellsLeper Author:Conor Oberst
“It is an accurate statement that the followers of Witchcraft do not usually proselytize, which means you aren't going to find us standing on your local street corner thumping our Books of Shadows. Nor do you have to worry about jumping out of the shower to answer our serene and smiling faces at the door with your clothes stuck to various uncomfortable places on your wet body. But just because we (hopefully) aren't the forcible type doesn't mean we don't exist.” MeanBookBodyFacesAnswersWorryDoorsStreetsTypeClothesShadowStandingVariousCornersStuckStatementsLocalsHopefullyUncomfortableFollowersAccurateWetShowersJumpingWitchcraftSereneStreet CornersSmiling Faces Book:To Ride a Silver Broomstick: New Generation Witchcraft Source: To Ride a Silver Broomstick: New Generation Witchcraft
“Joy and grief are never far apart. In the same street the shutters of one house are closed, while the curtains of the next are brushed by shadow of the dance. A wedding-party returns from church, and a funeral winds to its door. The smiles and the sadness of life are the tragi-comedy of Shakespeare. Gladness and sighs brighten and dim the mirror he beholds.” JoyNextHouseChurchPartyGriefComedyDoorsSadnessStreetsWindReturnShadowMirrorsFuneralContrastSighCurtainsGladnessShuttersSadness Of LifeJoy And GriefWedding Party Book:Pleasures of Literature Source: Pleasures of Literature
“I was raised on a farm in Kansas where we lived next door to my Grandma Dew, and I was her shadow. We went everywhere together - to the bank, the doctor, the Early Bird Garden Club, and to an endless procession of Church meetings.” TogetherNextChurchDoorsBirdShadowGardenDoctorsMeetingsRaisedClubsEndlessFarmsDewGrandmaKansasProcessionMy GrandmaEarly Bird Book:No Doubt about it Source: No Doubt about it
“Stop being frightened. You only see a monster because they want you to see monsters everywhere. They've conditioned you to look for monsters in every shadow, every coat hung on every door. As long as we keep seeing monsters, we'll continue to need protection and that's how other people get to control our lives.” PeopleWantNeedsLooksLongOur LivesSeeingDoorsShadowProtectionMonstersFrightenedHungCoats Author:Grant Morrison