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Quotes About Darkness

Maybe there is a beast… maybe it's only us.
~ William Golding
Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man's heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy.
~ William Golding
Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill! You knew, didn't you? I'm part of you? Close, close, close! I'm the reason why it's no go? Why things are what they are?
~ William Golding
Maybe," he said hesitantly, "maybe there is a beast." [...] "What I mean is, maybe it's only us.
~ William Golding
His voice rose under the black smoke before the burning wreckage of the island; and infected by that emotion, the other little boys began to shake and sob too. And in the middle of them, with filthy body, matted hair, and unwiped nose, Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of mans heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy.
~ William Golding
Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Spill her blood.
~ William Golding
And I pray, what is our life in this world but a dark night of temptation?
~ William Gurnall
The Christian must trust in a with draw ing God, Isa. 50:10. Let him that walks in darkness, and sees no light, trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon his God.
~ William Gurnall
One thing—one thing exceeds the eternity of the star, he cries, and that is the dark which surrounds it.
~ William H. Gass
We enjoy the night, the darkness, where we can do things that aren't acceptable in the light. Night is when we slake our thirst.
~ William Hill
We enjoy the night, the darkness, where we can do things that aren't acceptable in the light. Night is when we slate our thirst.
~ William Hill
Science and religion...have been perennially at war. The one studies nature and produces progress. The other explores supernature and produces confusion and darkness. In fact, progress is directly proportionate to the victory of naturalism over supernaturalism.
~ William Irvine
Our lives are like islands in the sea, or like trees in the forest, which co-mingle their roots in the darkness underground.
~ William James
Even in the darkest night it's still within our power to hold to faith. We can still embrace hope. And although we may ourselves feel unloved we can still stand steadfast in our love for others and for God. All this is in our control. God gave us these gifts and he does not take them back. It is we who choose to discard them.
~ William Kent Krueger
When darkness comes over your soul, it doesn't come in light shades; it descends with all the black of a moonless night.
~ William Kent Krueger
You are the light. The darkness will always try to snuff you out.
~ William Kent Krueger
Even in the darkest night it's still within our power to hold to faith. We can still embrace hope. And although we may ourselves feel unloved we can still stand steadfast in our love for others and for God.
~ William Kent Krueger
I sat on the steps of my father's church thinking how much I loved the dark. The taste of what it offered sweet on the tongue of my imagination. The delicious burn of trespass on my conscience. I was a sinner. I knew that without a doubt. But I was not alone. And the night was the accomplice of us all.
~ William Kent Krueger
I loved the dark. The taste of what it offered sweet on the tongue of my imagination. The de licious burn of trespass on my conscience. I was a sinner. I knew that without a doubt. But I was not alone. And the night was the accomplice of us all.
~ William Kent Krueger
When darkness comes over your soul, it doesn't come in light shades; it descends with all the black of a moonless night.
~ William Kent Krueger
Oh the secrets of the night.
~ William Kent Krueger
Information is power," she continued. "Any organization with power and that operates under a cloak of secrecy and darkness becomes a breeding ground for monstrous abuse, no matter how good-intentioned the goals are initially.
~ William Kent Krueger
When darkness comes over your soul, it doesn't come in light shades; it descends with all the black of a moonless night. In the faces of the women around that cook fire, what I saw was the vacant look of abandonment, and I knew it was all my fault.
~ William Kent Krueger
In your dark night, I urge you to hold to your faith, to embrace hope, and to bear your love before you like a burning candle, for I promise that it will light your way.
~ William Kent Krueger