Quotes by Darkness Light itself is a great corrective. A thousand wrongs and abuses that are grown in darkness disappear, like owls and bats, before the light of day. James A. Garfield abuse light darkness The worst days of darkness through which I have ever passed have been greatly alleviated by throwing myself with all my energy into some work relating to others. James A. Garfield throwing energy darkness It seems to me that one ought to rejoice in the fact of death-- ought to decide, indeed, to earn one's death by confronting with passion the conundrum of life. One is responsible to life: It is the small beacon in that terrifying darkness from which we come and to which we shall return. One must negotiate this passage as nobly as possible, for the sake of those who are coming after us. James A. Baldwin passion sake darkness The Lord's hand in in our lives; if we will but feel for it, in the darkness, we can grasp it and be lifted thereby. James E. Talmage darkness lord hands In overlooking, denying, evading this complexity--which is nothing more than the disquieting complexity of ourselves--we are diminished and we perish; only within this web of ambiguity, paradox, this hunger, danger, darkness, can we find at once ourselves and the power that will free us from ourselves. It is this power of revelation that is the business of the novelist, this journey toward a more vast reality which must take precedence over other claims. James A. Baldwin journey darkness reality He who never looks up to a living God, to a heavenly presence, loses the power of perceiving that presence, and the universe slowly turns into a dead machine, clashing and grinding on, without purpose or end. If the light within us be darkness, how great is that darkness! James Freeman Clarke light darkness looks One is responsible to life: It is the small beacon in that terrifying darkness from which we come and to which we shall return. James A. Baldwin responsible return darkness The recollection of one upward hour James Gates Percival cheer darkness years Until the culture recognizes the legitimacy of growing down, each person in the culture struggles blindly to make sense of the darkness that the soul requires to deepen into life. James Hillman soul darkness struggle Hope lights a candle instead of cursing the darkness. James Keller hopeful light darkness I want as much time in the darkness as I can possibly have. The darkness provides cover, the darkness provides places to hide and the darkness provides comfort. Darkness usually comes around dinner, but dinner would be too obvious. James Frey darkness would-be comfort Despotism can only exist in darkness. James Madison firmament despotism darkness Gazing up into the darkness I saw myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity; and my eyes burned with anguish and anger. James Joyce vanity eye darkness If you shut your eyes and are a lucky one, you may see at times a shapeless pool of lovely pale colours suspended in the darkness; then if you squeeze your eyes tighter, the pool begins to take shape, and the colours become so vivid that with another squeeze they must go on fire. James M. Barrie eye darkness fire The members of the Mystery school, during the time of Atlantis, had psychically seen the subsequent ages of darkness. Frederick Lenz darkness age school [...] a darkness shining in brightness which brightness could not comprehend. James Joyce brightness shining darkness If we go as far as we can into the darkness, regardless of the consequences, I believe a midnight truth will free us from our bondage to violence and bring us to the light of peace. James W. Douglass light darkness believe He could not feel her near him in the darkness nor hear her voice touch his ear. He waited for some minutes listening. He could hear nothing: the night was perfectly silent. He listened again: perfectly silent. He felt that he was alone. James Joyce voice darkness night If it's darkness we're having, let it be extravagant. Jane Kenyon extravagant ifs darkness My first thought in moments of darkness and doubt is, "Who can I call? Who can I share this with?" Connection and sharing saves me every time. Jane Park darkness doubt firsts «2526272829303132333435»
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