"There are two kinds of light — the glow that illumines, and the glare that obscures."
— James Thurber

January 1, 1970

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Lanterns and Lances‎ (1961), p. 146; also misquoted as "There are two kinds of light — the glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures."