Logo
Quote by A.S. Byatt
I think the names of colors are at the edge, between where languag

I think the names of colors are at the edge, between where language fails and where it’s at its most powerful. – A.S. Byatt

Other quotes by A.S. Byatt
No other quotes found from this author.
Other Quotes from
Crayons & Colors
category

We could learn a lot from crayons; some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, while others bright, some have weird names, but they all have learned to live together in the same box. – Robert Fulghum

Category:
Crayons & Colors

I never use colors. Black and white are all I need. Most of my clothes are black and white, too. I suppose the most flamboyant color in my wardrobe is dark brown. – Leonard Baskin (1922–2000)

Category:
Crayons & Colors

If people want to make war they should make a color war, and paint each others’ cities up in the night in pinks and greens. – Yoko Ono

Category:
Crayons & Colors

Artists can color the sky red because they know it’s blue. Those of us who aren’t artists must color things the way they really are or people might think we’re stupid. – Jules Feiffer

Category:
Crayons & Colors

Random Quotes

Sooner or later you must move down an unknown road that leads beyond the range of the imagination, and the only certainty is that the trip has to be made. – Bruce Catton

Category:
Imagination

If you are lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it. – John Irving

Category:
Courage

A problem is your chance to do your best. – Duke Ellington

Category:
Problems

How like herrings and onions our vices are in the morning after we have committed them. – Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Category:
Self-Control