Rumi
Poet, Philosopher
"There is someone who looks after us from behind the curtain. In truth we are not here, this is our shadow."
Curtains quotes
Curtains
44 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Conrad Hilton
Hotelier
"Leave the shower curtain on the inside of the tub."
Emile M. Cioran
Philosopher, Essayist
"The curtain of the universe is moth-eaten, and through its holes we see nothing now but mask and ghost."
T. S. Eliot
Poet, Playwright
"My greatest trouble is getting the curtain up and down."
Pablo Picasso
Painter, Sculptor
"You see these thick curtains shut out the daylight: artificial light suits me a great deal better; it's absolutely steady, and much more exciting."
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"Remember to tuck the shower curtain inside the bathtub."
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"To be admitted to Nature's hearth costs nothing. None is excluded, but excludes himself. You have only to push aside the curtain."
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"An iron curtain has descended over Europe."
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"The best prophets lead you up to the curtain and let you peer through for yourself."
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"... and the very folds of the curtains contained secrets and sighs."
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"We will draw the curtain and show you the picture."
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"The one charm about the past is that it is the past. But women never know when the curtain has fallen."
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"i feel like a curtain has dropped away and i'm seeing people for who they really are, different, and sharp, and unknowable."
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"The light can be a curtain as well as the darkness."
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"Let us draw the curtain of charity over the rest of this scene"
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