“Have you never thought how danger must surround power as shadow does light?”

“How do you judge the brightness of a light when you’re the source? A spotlight can never see the shadows it casts.”

“If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought.”

“A shadow will appear dark in proportion to the brilliancy of the light surrounding it and conversely it will be less conspicuous where it is seen against a darker background.”

“Everyone has light around them, except for you. You have shadows.”

“We do not know the truth. But sometimes we get a glimpse of the shadow of the truth. And where there is a shadow, somewhere there must be light.”

“I thought being invisible would be great. Then I started thinking about it. It would be a bit creepy standing around and watching people. Don't you think? Then I thought a power that allowed you to light fires would be handy. I would be dangerous if you couldn't handle it, but I always have trouble at home finding matches to light candles. So if I could just walk around and light the candles with my finger, that would be kind of cool.”

“The dark does not destroy the light; it defines it. It's our fear of the dark that casts our joy into the shadows.”

“I thought the most beautiful thing in the world must be shadow.”

“Man must have light. He must live in the fierce full constant glare of light, where all shadow will be defined and sharp and unique and personal: the shadow of his own singular rectitude or baseness. All human evils have to come out of obscurity and darkness, where there is nothing to dog man constantly with the shape of his own deformity.”