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I keep the subject of my inquiry constantly before me, and wait ti

I keep the subject of my inquiry constantly before me, and wait till the first dawning opens gradually, by little and little, into a full and clear light. – Sir Isaac Newton

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Moonlight is sculpture. – Nathaniel Hawthorne

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There they stand, the innumerable stars, shining in order like a living hymn, written in light. – N.P. Willis

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Wine is sunlight, held together by water. – Galileo

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Light comes to us unexpectedly and obliquely. Perhaps it amuses the gods to try us. They want to see whether we are asleep. – H.M. Tomlinson

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