Shadow Quotes
Shadows show up in language as metaphors for doubt, memory, hidden selves, and the passage of time. This collection draws on those associations, gathering words about what lives just beneath the surface and how light and darkness define each other.
These quotes suit reflective social media posts, creative writing prompts, photo captions, or journal entries exploring inner life. Browse the collection below.
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“Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.”
“We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.”
“Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind.”
“God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him. Yet his shadow still looms. How shall we comfort ourselves, the murderers of all murderers? What was holiest and mightiest of all that the world has yet owned has bled to death under our knives; who will wipe this blood off us? What water is there for us to clean ourselves?”
“Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.”
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