“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”
— Martin Luther King Jr.“Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires.”
— William Shakespeare“Learn to light a candle in the darkest moments of someone’s life. Be the light that helps others see; it is what gives life its deepest significance.”
— Roy T. Bennett“Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.”
— Mary Oliver“I envy people that know love. That have someone who takes them as they are.”
— Jess C Scott“By night, Love, tie your heart to mine, and the two together in their sleep will defeat the darkness”
— Pablo Neruda“How can I be substantial if I do not cast a shadow? I must have a dark side also If I am to be whole.”
— C.G. Jung“The end is what draws light faster.”
— Anthony T. Hincks“You are not what you are; You are darkness Looking for light within.”
— Dejan Stojanovic“For, in life, it is in the darkest zones one finds the brightest beauty and the most luminous wisdom.”
— Adam Gidwitz“Pray as if all things depend on God, and work as if all things depend on you.”
— Christina Dodd“All I know is a door into the dark”
— Seamus HeaneyHope is the spark that ignites your soul and keeps you going in the darkest of times.
— C. KennedyWe are all like the bright moon, we still have our darker side.
— Khalil GibranI want to see your face in the darkness.
— Pablo NerudaI'm interested in the gorgeous side of life, but also familiar with the dark side too.
— Lana Del ReyThe best stories often come from the darkest places.
— Lisa UngerWe live in hope of deliverance from the darkness that surrounds us.
— Paul McCartneyIn darkness, we find our most unexpected companions: courage and insight.
— Victor Robert LeeSometimes you have to go through the darkness to reach the light.
— David CookIn a world full of darkness, be the light that others can follow.
— A.G. HowardArt must not shy away from the dark, for it is in darkness that we find light.
— Adam ZagajewskiThe darkest nights make the stars shine brighter.
— Aimee Cabo NikolovYour mind, my friend, is the darkness in which the very stars above shine all the brighter.
— Alan MooreSometimes the darkness can lead to the brightest of lights.
— Aleatha RomigHope is the light that guides us through the darkest times.
— Alexandra LancThe stars are not afraid of the darkness; they are born in it.
— Algernon Charles SwinburneHope is the light that guides us through the darkness.
— Alice JamesHope is the thing that keeps us alive, even in the darkest times.
— Ally CondieIn the darkest moments, hope can shine the brightest.
— Allyse NearHope is the light that illuminates our darkest paths.
— Amal El-MohtarLove is the most powerful force in the universe, capable of overcoming even the darkest of times.
— Amanda AshleyLove is the light that guides us through even the darkest of nights.
— Amanda AshleyIt is always darkest just before the day dawneth.
— Thomas FullerThe darkest hour has only sixty minutes.
— Morris MandelI am drawn to the darkness in you, but I will not be consumed by it.
— Eric NorthmanIn the darkest moments, we find who we are meant to be.
— Paedyn GrayPower is not given; it’s awakened in the darkest hours.
— Paedyn GrayTo find light, sometimes you must journey into darkness.
— Paedyn GraySure, it was nice now, but eventually there would be running and screaming and blood on the floor.
— Kim HarrisonThe darkness will always be there, but it’s up to us to choose whether or not to dwell in it.
— Cate TiernanIt is a gift to know that darkness cannot hide us if we carry our own light.
— Jack GilbertHope is an anchor, and hope is all we have to hold to in times of darkness.
— Herman WoukDarkness exists in everyone; some of us just keep it hidden better than others.
— Harlan CobenHope, even in its smallest dose, is more powerful than any dark thought.
— Jim CarrollBeing an artist means bearing witness to life, even the darkest parts.
— Jim CarrollThe morning will come again. Because no darkness or season is eternal.
— Rap MonsterI feel that writers think with their noses to the ground, and the dark stuff kind of comes to me more, even though I really am sort of an upbeat guy.
— Andre DubusI was really surprised at the success of 'House of Sand and Fog,' because it is so awfully dark.
— Andre DubusThere's nothing frightening in the dark if you just face it.
— L. J. Smith