Quotes about Contrast

Jekyll had more than a father's interest; Hyde had more than a son's indifference.

Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh

My dear, you will be woefully disappointed if in my story you expect any thing like a novel. I once heard a general say, that nothing was less like a review than a battle; and I can tell you that nothing is more unlike a novel than real life. Of all lives, mine has been the least romantic.

Tame birds sing of freedom. Wild birds fly.

I could go on to speak of sanity as compared with insanity, decency as compared with vandalism, friendship as compared with rabies.

It really seems to me that in the midst of great tragedy, there is always the horrible possibility that something terribly funny will happen.

Psychologists call this phenomenon the contrast effect. Simply put, how you see anything depends on your reference point. One way or the other, your focus will determine your reality.

It is not best that we should all think alike it is a difference of opinion that makes horse races.

Tip the world over on its side and everything loose will land in Los Angeles.

The sound of a kiss is not so loud as that of a cannon, but its echo lasts a great deal longer.

A muddied diamond is better than an unsullied pebble.

Light travels halfway around the world while darkness is still putting on its shoes.