“But soft, what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.”
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About this quote
Juliet is alone on the balcony when Romeo speaks, and the sun comparison is her effect on him rather than his opinion of her. The line is the most quoted thing Romeo ever says and the earliest great description of someone lighting up a room.
Source: Romeo and Juliet, Act 2, Scene 2