“Stare at the dark too long and you will eventually see what isn’t there.”
“If you stare at someone long enough, they'll eventually look back at you.”
“Life isn’t about how long you live it, but what you do with it. When you have lived for too long and experienced so much, the lines between right and wrong, good and bad, begin to blur. Immortality isn’t a goal, it’s a temptation–a punishment.”
“Young man,' Porbus said, seeing Poussin stare open-mouthed at a picture, 'Don't look at the canvas too long, it will drive you to despair.”
“If you have to swallow a frog, don't stare at it too long.”
“Eli had learned long ago that you can stare right at something and not see what lies beneath the surface.”