6. Building Display Profiles: Your Window to Color

Who said “the eyes are the windows to the soul”? Well, Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas, the 16th century French poet and diplomat, did pen the line, “These lovely lamps, these windows of the soul,” and Shakespeare’s Richard III did say, “Ere I let fall the windows of mine eyes.” But the line everyone remembers seems to stem from the 1955 movie, “The Ladykillers,” where Alec Guinness’ Professor Marcus asks, “And didn’t someone say, ‘The eyes are the windows of the soul’?” and Katie Johnson’s Mrs. Wilberforce replies, “I don’t really know. But, oh, it’s such a charming thought, I do hope someone expressed it.” Of course, since then many people have.

Whether or not you happen to be one of them, ...

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