George R. R. Martin

The odd thing about being a writer is you do tend to lose yourself in your books. Sometimes it seems like real life is flickering by and you're hardly a part of it. You remember the events in your books better than you remember the events that actually took place when you were writing them.

American Author

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Transport of the mails, transport of the human voice, transport of flickering pictures-in this century as in others our highest accomplishments still have the single aim of bringing men together.

French Writer

Malorie Blackman

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.

British Writer

Eugenio Montale

Happiness, for you we walk on a knife edge. To the eyes you are a flickering light, to the feet, thin ice that cracks; and so may no one touch you who loves you.

Italian Poet

Claire Tomalin

Today's children have very short attention spans because they are being reared on dreadful television programmes which are flickering away in the corner.

English Author

Mordecai Richler

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.

Canadian Novelist

E. M. Forster

At night, when the curtains are drawn and the fire flickers, my books attain a collective dignity.

English Novelist

Sandeep Singh

I never think that I'm the best flicker, but I practice to learn new things every day.

Indian Athlete

Frank Deford

She glances at the photo, and the pilot light of memory flickers in her eyes.

American Writer

Ken Burns

The flame is not out, but it is flickering.

American Director

Use 'flicker' for lights that are unpredictable and don't stay constant

Unreliable Light

'Flicker' often implies a light is about to change, often going out or being unstable.

Imminent Change

A 'flicker' of something can suggest a small, barely noticeable sign of it.

Sign of Life

'Flicker' can indicate something appearing only for a short time, implying it’s fleeting.

Brief Appearance

Describe a subtle or slight movement with 'flicker', often related to facial expressions.

Subtle Movements

Used as a noun, 'flicker' often describes a very small flame or light.

Weak or Small

'Flicker' can metaphorically describe a minimal but existing presence or feeling.

Metaphorical Use

The noun 'flicker' refers to a specific type of North American bird related to woodpeckers.

Specific Bird

In biology, 'flicker' as a common name is less formal than scientific names.

Common Name

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Four reasons you should...

 how natural environments can help us recover from stressful fatigue is by using attention restoration theory and this invokes this wonderful idea of soft fascination so something like watching waves breaking on a beach or sunlight flickering through the leaves in a forest

Can Nature Make Us...

 You now walk the same path as these early artists. And in this surreal, otherworldly place, it's almost possible to imagine that you hear the muffled footfall of skin boots on soft earth, or that you see the flickering of a torch around the next bend. When I'm in a cave,

Why are these 32 symbols...

 it burns your eyes and stings your nostrils. You could stare at the bright flames forever as they twist and flicker in endless incarnations. But what exactly are you looking at? The flames are obviously not solid, nor are they liquid.

Is fire a solid, a...

 his long sticky tongue flickering over the branches gathering the ants which swarmed everywhere not a particularly pleasant meal one would have thought but at least his hard scaly coat protects him from the worst of the his stings

Zoo Quest For A Dragon...

 their brains showed more activity in a region that usually flickers into life whenever we think about ourselves. Another reason we're so fond of our possessions is that from a young age we believe they have a unique essence.

Why are we so attached...

 The moment the first burns out, you light the other end of the second fuse. When it flickers and dies, you know that exactly 45 seconds have passed, and the electric fence is dead. By the time it hiccups back to life,

Can you solve the jail...

 but buildings are ablaze in the hot, sulfurous air. Lucius climbs out of his closet and tries his front door, but a deep blanket of ash and stone won’t let it budge. His lamp flickers and dies.