John Muir (1838–1914) Scottish-born American naturalist and author
about 1900, page 429
John of the Mountains, 1938
John Muir (1838–1914) Scottish-born American naturalist and author
about 1900, page 429
John of the Mountains, 1938
Washington Irving book The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.
"The Wife".
Source: The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon (1819–1820)
Robert G. Ingersoll (1833–1899) Union United States Army officer
Orthodoxy (1884).
Context: Love is the only bow on Life's dark cloud. It is the morning and the evening star. It shines upon the babe, and sheds its radiance on the quiet tomb. It is the mother of art, inspirer of poet, patriot and philosopher. It is the air and light of every heart — builder of every home, kindler of every fire on every hearth. It was the first to dream of immortality. It fills the world with melody — for music is the voice of love. Love is the magician, the enchanter, that changes worthless things to Joy, and makes royal kings and queens of common clay. It is the perfume of that wondrous flower, the heart, and without that sacred passion, that divine swoon, we are less than beasts; but with it, earth is heaven, and we are gods.
“We penetrated deeper and deeper into the heart of darkness”
Joseph Conrad book Heart of Darkness
Source: Heart of Darkness
“Your heart is like the ocean, mysterious and dark.”
Bob Dylan (1941) American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and artist
“The sky? Dark as the inside of a priest’s heart, isn’t it?”
Glen Cook book Bleak Seasons
Source: Bleak Seasons (1996), Chapter 20 (p. 55)
“If you look at the darkness, not light, every day, your life will be filled with darkness.”
Miyuru Amarasiri (2002) Artist
Coos, "Miyuru Amarasiri," https://www.coos.com/quotes/if-you-look-at-the-darkness-not-light-every-day-your-life-will-be-filled-with-darkness-%E2%80%95-miyuru-bhashitha-amarasiri June 10, 2021,