Billy Joel (1949) American singer-songwriter and pianist
We Didn't Start the Fire.
Song lyrics, Storm Front (1989)
“It is not light that burns, that purifies, that consumes, that divides, and that recomposes; it is fire. And this fire we are talking about always follows light.”
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French moralist and essayist 1754–1824Related quotes
“Light yourself on fire with passion and people will come from miles to watch you burn.”
John Wesley (1703–1791) Christian theologian
As quoted in The Peaceful Path of Prosperity : Practical and Spiritual Approaches to Enrich Your Life with Your Inner Wealth (2001) by Danny Babineaux; not found in any record of Wesley before 2001.
Misattributed
Variant: I set myself on fire and people come to watch me burn.
“A fire can't burn forever. Eventually, it consumes itself.”
Jodi Picoult My Sister's Keeper
Source: My Sister's Keeper
“We go about in the night and are consumed by fire.”
In girum imus nocte et consumimur igni
Guy Debord (1931–1994) French Marxist theorist, writer, filmmaker and founding member of the Situationist International (SI)
David Gerrold book When HARLIE Was One
Section 2 (p. 5; typed by HARLIE in answer to the question [how do you feel, harlie?)]
When HARLIE Was One (1972)
