Shadows

Famous quotes containing the word shadows:

    The shadows of things are greater than themselves; and the more exaggerated the shadow, the more unlike the substance.
    Herman Melville (1819–1891)

    Kick up the fire, and let the flames break loose
    To drive the shadows back;
    Prolong the talk on this or that excuse....
    Philip Larkin (1922–1986)

    When the night’s coming and the last light falls
    A weak child among lost shadows on the floor....
    Allen Tate (1899–1979)