- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Invisible Quotes
On the unseen forces behind art and meaning.
This page collects thoughtful lines about invisibility, poetry's role in tending to unseen truths, music's placeless quality, and the sense of unwritten words waiting to appear. For related creative reflection, see the Act quotes page.
- Last Updated on Aug 03, 2026
- Feeling
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- Nov 07, 2020
The pages are still blank, but there is a miraculous feeling of the words being there, written in invisible ink and clamoring to become visible.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
A good novel editor is invisible.
- Boy
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a boy I believed I could make myself invisible. I'm not sure that I ever could, but I certainly had the ability to pass unnoticed.
- Busy
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- Nov 07, 2020
In a crowded marketplace, fitting in is a failure. In a busy marketplace, not standing out is the same as being invisible.
- Information
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- Nov 07, 2020
Since 9/11, the U.S.A. Patriot Act has torn down the invisible wall that was perceived as preventing the FBI and CIA from sharing information.
- Film
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- Nov 07, 2020
Class is often invisible in America in the movies, and usually not the subject of the film.
- Nov 07, 2020
My goal for technology has always been to reach a point where the technological mediation becomes invisible.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020