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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.

To be perfectly honest, if it was up to me, I would be invisible as an artist.

Quotes by Adrian Tomine

To a British politician, a police officer is as invisible as the railings.

Quotes by A. A. Gill

The poet is the priest of the invisible.

Quotes by Wallace Stevens

Music can be made anywhere, is invisible and does not smell.

Quotes by W. H. Auden

Act Quotes

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.

Quotes by Vladimir Nabokov

A good novel editor is invisible.

Quotes by Terri Windling

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.

Quotes by Terence Stamp

I was kind of an invisible girl when I was young.

Quotes by Tayari Jones

No stranger ever comes up and talks to me. I'm the invisible woman.

Quotes by Siobhan Fahey

Always Quotes

In a crowded marketplace, fitting in is a failure. In a busy marketplace, not standing out is the same as being invisible.

Quotes by Seth Godin

The middle-aged woman is the ground bed of the audience that watches television, and yet they are absolutely invisible.

Quotes by Samantha Bond

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.

Quotes by Ronald Kessler

A photograph is always invisible, it is not it that we see.

Quotes by Roland Barthes

Class is often invisible in America in the movies, and usually not the subject of the film.

Quotes by Roger Ebert

Being Quotes

In the best fiction, the language itself can become almost invisible.

Quotes by Robert Morgan

My goal for technology has always been to reach a point where the technological mediation becomes invisible.

Quotes by Richard Powers

I'm discovering so much about how invisible, othered and dismissed the Islamic world is, in terms of the massive effects it had on European music and culture.

Quotes by Rhiannon Giddens

Ninety-nine percent of who you are is invisible and untouchable.

Quotes by R. Buckminster Fuller

The invisible and unseen has always fascinated us humans.

Quotes by Priyamvada Natarajan

Growing Up Quotes

She plucked from my lapel the invisible strand of lint (the universal act of woman to proclaim ownership).

Quotes by O. Henry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the central idea across these Invisible quotes?
They explore how unseen forces, whether spiritual, artistic, or emotional, often carry as much or more weight than what's visible.
Is there a quote about music being invisible?
Yes, one notes that music can be created anywhere, has no physical presence, and doesn't even carry a smell, emphasizing its intangible nature.
Do any quotes discuss the creative writing process?
One describes the strange feeling of blank pages already holding words in invisible ink, waiting to become visible through the act of writing.
Is there a quote connecting poetry and spirituality?
Yes, one describes the poet as a kind of priest devoted to the invisible, tying artistic work to something almost sacred.
Where can I read more reflections on perception and meaning?
Visit the Act quotes page for related creative and philosophical sayings.

Together, these quotes suggest we're often more shaped by what we can't see than what we can. Browse Being and Growing Up for related themes of perception.