Peter Matthiessen Quotes

From its brilliancy everything is illuminated.

I like things bright.

Despite what people might think, I'm not interested in being dark all the time. I'm actually searching for some kind of light, and I'm always very happy when I can achieve that.

we're anything brighter than even the sun

My first thought is always of light.

Sunshine is a welcome thing. It brings a lot of brightness.

Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself.

We have chased away the clouds, the sky is all 'rose.'

Is not light grander than fire?

Some people are so much sunshine to the square inch.

It is not so much light that falls over the world extended by your body its suffocating snow, as brightness, pouring itself out of you, as if you were burning inside. Under your skin the moon is alive.

Is not light grander than fire? It is the same element in a state of purity.

I had forgotten how much light there is in the world, till you gave it back to me.

I want a brighter word than bright

"Lights," I said softly. This had become my favorite word over the past week. In my mind, it had become synonymous with freedom.

When you go home, fill the house with joy so that the light of it will stream out the windows and doors and illuminate even the darkness. It is just as easy that way as any in the world.

Mirth is like a flash of lightning, that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and glitters for a moment; cheerfulness keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind, and fills it with a steady and perpetual serenity.

The gray has gone away. I am living in bright Technicolor.

Yellow is my favorite summer color - it makes me feel like a sunflower.

Light itself is a revelation.

I think people need a little light and a little happiness in their lives.

Light is a powerful substance. We have a primal connection to it. But, for something so powerful, situations for its felt presence are fragile.

I want people to treasure light.

There can be no darkness where I provide the light.

Does she realize she looks like a sunflower, ready to rain sunlight on all who look down upon her?