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"It is at midnight, not midday, that stars shine the brightest."

"Where there is darkness, let me be the light. Where there is suffering, let me be kind and compassionate."

"Those of us who have already chosen to embrace a love ethic, know that when we let our light shine, we draw to us and are drawn to other bearers of light. We are not alone."

"Life shines where the light shines and our mind is our greatest light that can brighten our lives!"

"The general instrument by which God interferes in the affairs of men is by the weapon of LIGHT."

"Nothing can dim the light which shines from within."

"Open your refrigerator door, and you summon forth more light than the total amount enjoyed by most households in the 18th century. The world at night, for much of history, was a very dark place indeed."

"A great ring of pure & endless lightDazzles the darkness in my heartAnd breaks apart the dusky clouds of night.The end of all is hinted in the start.When we are born we bear the seeds of blight;Around us life & death are torn apart,Yet a great ring of pure and endless lightDazzles the darkness in my heart.It lights the world to my delight.Infinity is present in each part.A loving smile contains all art.The motes of starlight spark & dart.A grain of sand holds power & might.Infinity is present in each part,And a great ring of pure and endless lightDazzles the darkness in my heart."

"In the deepest darkness God tenderly grasps my hand and whispers that darkness is nothing more than a place that He is preparing for the arrival of light."
Explore more quotes by Toru Takemitsu

"I probably belong to a type of composer of songs who keeps thinking about melody... I am old fashioned."

"I always want to write erotic music... Not only about the love between men and women, but in a much more universal sense - about the sensuality of the mechanism of the universe... about life."

"The art music of the West has developed through out its history by means of individual geniuses, and out of the soil supporting them; non-Western musicians were born, and grew like the grasses of the field."

"Music should be able to invoke the natural emotions in all human beings. Music is not notes fixed on apiece of paper."

"Although I am basically self taught, I consider Debussy my teacher - the most important elements are colour, light and shadow."
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