Let There Be Light, but Let’s Make Sure It’s Good Light (Published 2019)
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Let There Be Light, but Let’s Make Sure It’s Good Light (Published 2019)
I have noticed that when all the lights are on, people tend to talk about what they are doing – their outer lives. Sitting round in candlelight or firelight, people start to talk about how they are feeling – their inner lives. They speak subjectively, they argue less, there are longer pauses.
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Jeanette Winterson • Why I Adore the Night, by Jeanette Winterson
“You may think that in everyday life, the things you see and hear influence what you feel, but it’s mostly the other way around: What you feel alters your sight and hearing.”