“Godhead here in hiding, whom I adore Masked by these bare shadows, shape and nothing more, See, Lord, at thy service low lies here a heart Lost, all lost in wonder at the God thou art” HeartArtLyingLostWonderLordShapesLowsShadowHidingSacramentsAdore Book:An Aquinas Reader Source: An Aquinas Reader
“The shapes we are creating are not abstract, they are absolute. They are released from any already existant thing in nature and their content lies in themselves.” LyingNatureShapesCreatingAbsolutesAbstract Book:Gabo on Gabo: Texts and Interviews Source: Gabo on Gabo: Texts and Interviews
“With monochrome painting... the idiosyncrasy of the work, its difference, its expression, lies in shape.” LyingDifferencesPaintingExpressionShapesIdiosyncrasiesMonochrome Author:Guido Molinari
“Man's mind a mirror is of heavenly sights,A brief wherein all marvels summèd lie,Of fairest forms and sweetest shapes the store,Most graceful all, yet thought may grace them more.” MenMindMayFormLyingGraceShapesSightMirrorsStoresHeavenlySweetest Author:Robert Southwell
“Let me cradle myself back Into the darkness Of the half shapes ... Of the cauled beginnings ... Let me stir the attar of unused air, Elusive ... ironically fragrant As a dead queen's kerchief ... Let me blow the dust from off you ... Resurrect your breath Lying limp as a fan In a dead queen's hand.” HandsLyingHalfDarknessAirFansShapesLet MeBreathsBlowDustQueensCradleElusive Book:Sun-up, and Other Poems Source: Sun-up, and Other Poems
“The Devil can so completely assume the human form, when he wants to deceive us, that we may well lie with what seems to be a woman, of real flesh and blood, and yet all the while 'tis only the Devil in the shape of a woman. 'Tis the same with women, who may think that a man is in bed with them, yet 'tis only the Devil; and...the result of this connection is oftentimes an imp of darkness, half mortal, half devil.” ThinkingMenWantHumansWellsMayRealHumorSeemsFormLyingReligiousResultsHalfDarknessBloodShapesBedDevilConnectionsAssumingFleshMortalsDeceivingFlesh And BloodHuman Form Author:Martin Luther
“We may well lie with what seems to be a woman of flesh and blood, and yet all the time it is only a devil in the shape of a woman.” WellsMayHumorSeemsLyingReligiousBloodShapesDevilFleshFlesh And Blood Author:Martin Luther
“Do I do as false prophets do and puff air into simulacra? Am I a Sorcerer--like Macbeth's witches--mixing truth and lies in incandescent shapes? Or am I a kind of very minor scribe of a prophetic Book--telling such truth as in me lies, with aid of such fiction as I acknowledge mine, as Prospero acknowledged Caliban.” KindBookLyingFictionAirMinesShapesAidsAcknowledgeProphetWitchMinorsMixingPropheticTruth And LiesPuffFalse ProphetsScribesCalibanProspero Author:A. S. Byatt
“When I look at a wildlife or nature subject, I dont see the feathers in the wings, I just count the wings. I see exciting shapes, color combinations, patterns, textures, fascinating behavior and endless possibilities for making interesting pictures. I regard the picture as an ecosystem in which all the elements are interrelated, interdependent, perfectly balanced, without trimming or unutilized parts; and herein lies the lure of the painting; in a world of chaos, the picture is one small rectangle in which the artist can create an ordered universe.” WorldLooksLyingArtistUniverseInterestingSubjectsPossibilityColorPaintingShapesBehaviorElementsExcitingRegardWingsChaosPatternsEndlessCombinationFascinatingBalancedFeathersTextureWildlifeEcosystemsLureTrimmingEndless PossibilitiesRectangles Author:Charley Harper
“So often, over the course of our day-to-days, we forget the details of what shapes us most in life. Sure, we'll pay through the nose to have our weddings videotaped, but can we say the same thing about the first time we discovered masturbation, or the moment we realized that the true nature of the opposite sex is to lie and humiliate (and I'm not just talking about women here)? Usually not.” FirstsMomentsLyingCoursesSexForgetPayTalkingShapesFirst TimeOppositesDetailsNosesTrue NatureMasturbationHumiliateOur Wedding Author:Kevin Smith