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Flicker Quotes

Sayings on the fragile sparks that don't always last.

A flicker here can mean a brief Light-like spark of creativity, or the fragile stretch of time we're given to live and write.

We need variations, variations in not just attempt but in flickers' attempts as well. I mean, a flicker needs to use different angles, pace to keep the opposition defence guessing.

Quotes by Sandeep Singh

I have seen vast, perhaps unbelievable, changes during the journey that has brought me from the flicker of a lamp in a small Bengal village to the chandeliers of Delhi.

Quotes by Pranab Mukherjee

When you have used your beauty to get around, it's like having extra cash in your back pocket. I was so used to walking down the street and having the young guys passing by at least give me a flicker...

Quotes by Paulina Porizkova

Fundamentally, all writing is about the same thing; it's about dying, about the brief flicker of time we have here, and the frustration that it creates.

Quotes by Mordecai Richler

Emotion Quotes

Teenagers are some of the most passionate, dynamic and creative people I know. Yet, too often, this creative spark is left to flicker precariously and sometimes fade entirely.

Quotes by Malorie Blackman

In teaching color, you teach people how to look something and see the tone in it and break it down to be able to paint it and reproduce that color. But then, I'm psychedelic, so I look at color differently....

Quotes by John Van Hamersveld

I'm interested in contemporary vision - the flicker of chrome, reflections, rapid associations, quick flashes of light. Bing! Bang!

Quotes by James Rosenquist

I thought we had energy out there. I thought the guys were, they played good, they were excited. We were almost dynamite out there today. Just a flicker away from being dynamite.

Quotes by Hal Sutton

I don't think that there's necessarily a side to drama that has to be completely bleak. You have to have a flicker of humor 'cause everyone has a flicker of humor, something they find funny in life.

Quotes by Amy Seimetz

Frequently Asked Questions

What does "the brief flicker of time we have" mean in this collection?
One quote ties all writing back to the same theme, describing life as a brief flicker of time bookended by mortality, and the frustration that awareness brings. It treats flicker as a metaphor for how fleeting existence really is.
How is a teenager's creativity described using the word "flicker"?
One quote worries that a young person's creative spark can flicker precariously and sometimes fade entirely without enough support or encouragement. It's a concerned, protective way of talking about nurturing Hope in developing talent.
Does "flicker" have a sports-related meaning in this collection?
Yes, one quote uses "flicker" to describe a player's quick attempts and angle changes meant to confuse an opposing defense, a specific tactical use of the word tied to unpredictability. It's a much more literal, physical meaning than the collection's other, more reflective uses.
Is flicker generally associated with fragility in these quotes?
For the most part, yes; whether it's a lifetime, a creative spark, or a tactical feint, each use of "flicker" implies something delicate that could easily fade or fail. That sense of Fragility runs through nearly every quote in the collection.
What emotional tone connects these flicker quotes?
There's a quiet undercurrent of urgency and even melancholy, especially around mortality and fading creative potential, balanced by a flicker's association with Light, however brief. The collection treats flickering not as failure, but as something precious precisely because it doesn't last.

These quotes worry that a teenager's creative spark can flicker and fade without care, holding onto Hope against that quiet Fragility.