quotations about light
The tapers in a church are but emblems of a desire for the light of God's presence therein.
ST. ZOSIMUS
attributed, Day's Collacon
Light is the first phenomenon of the world.
STAN PLACE & BOBBI RAY MADRY
The Art and Science of Professional Makeup
Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
A Testament of Hope
I think that people generally don't understand that light is a drug. Just like drugs, light can change the timing and abundance of chemicals in your body, hormones, neurotransmitters -- all those sorts of things. That's exactly what drugs do.
TRAVIS LONGCORE
"Boulder scientists contribute to global light pollution atlas", Daily Camera, June 20, 2016
You may wonder why daylight is relevant to our modern building culture. Consider that human beings lived in close relationship to sunlight well into the 20th century. We woke to a reddish sunrise, spent the day in blueish light, with the peak intensity at midday, and fell asleep to the reddish sunset or the warm red glow of firelight. Given centuries of this primordial pattern, it's no coincidence that the shifts in color during the day regulate our physiology, at all scales, even at cellular levels.
ED CLARK & MARTY BRENNAN
"Why Light Matters: Designing with Circadian Health in Mind", Metropolis Mag, June 13, 2016
It's not easy to be Light when you've been Dark. It's almost too much to ask anyone.
MARGARET STOHL
Beautiful Darkness