“It is sure to be dark if you close your eyes.”
Chinmayananda Saraswati (1916–1993) Indian spiritual teacher
Quotations from Gurudev’s teachings, Chinmya Mission Chicago
Source: Thanks for the Memories
“It is sure to be dark if you close your eyes.”
Chinmayananda Saraswati (1916–1993) Indian spiritual teacher
Quotations from Gurudev’s teachings, Chinmya Mission Chicago
“They seemed to be staring at the dark, but their eyes were watching God.”
Zora Neale Hurston book Their Eyes Were Watching God
Source: Their Eyes Were Watching God
Stephen Spender (1909–1995) English poet and man of letters
"Napoleon In 1814"
The Still Centre (1939)
“Closing my eyes doesn’t help. Fire burns brighter in the darkness.”
Suzanne Collins book Mockingjay
Katniss (p. 352)
Source: The Hunger Games trilogy, Mockingjay (2010)
“And, in the darkness, David closed his eyes as all that was lost was found again.”
John Connolly The Book of Lost Things
Source: The Book of Lost Things
“It is the way to educate your eyes, and more. Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop.”
Walker Evans (1903–1975) American photographer
Source: Tom Ang (2010), The Complete Photographer. p. 65
“There are times when those eyes inside your brain stare back at you.”
Charles Bukowski (1920–1994) American writer
Source: What Matters Most is How Well You Walk Through the Fire
Ryan Adams (1974) American alt-country/rock singer-songwriter
Goodnight, Hollywood Boulevard
29 (2005)
“People should fall in love with their eyes closed. Just close your eyes. Don’t look and it’s magic”
Andy Warhol (1928–1987) American artist
Variant: People should fall in love with their eyes closed.