Shadow Vessels

Famous quotes containing the words shadow and/or vessels:

“the shadow of a difference
falling between
note and note,
a hair’s breadth
defining them.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)

“Just as bones, tissues, intestines, and blood vessels are enclosed in a skin that makes it possible to bear the sight of a human being, so the agitations and passions of the soul are wrapped up in vanity: it is the soul’s skin.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)