Quotes by Darkness The elemental world we all live in is the darkness of the body. Antony Gormley bodydarknessworld We've all got darkness inside us. And I've got quite a lot of darkness. Antony Sher darkness-insidedarkness Can't the United States see that when we allow someone to be tortured by our agents, it is not only the victim and the perpetrator who are corrupted, not only the "intelligence" that is contaminated, but also everyone who looked away and said they did not know, everyone who consented tacitly to that outrage so they could sleep a little safer at night, all the citizens who did not march in the streets by the millions to demand the resignation of whoever suggested, even whispered, that torture is inevitable in our day and age, that we must embrace its darkness? Ariel Dorfman darknesssleepnight Weak mortals, chained to the earth, creatures of clay as frail as the foliage of the woods, you unfortunate race, whose life is but darkness, as unreal as a shadow, the illusion of a dream. Aristophanes racedarknessdream When you have one of the first brains of Europe up against you, and all the powers of darkness at his back, there are infinite possibilities. Arthur Conan Doyle darknessbraineurope It seems to leave the darkness rather blacker than before. Arthur Conan Doyle darknessseems If those sorts of moments would be the only pleasure life offered me, I'd be better off shutting out that one brilliant source of light to let my eyes begin to adjust to the darkness. Arthur Golden lighteyedarkness The price of light is less than the cost of darkness. Arthur Nielsen datalightdarkness All the mighty interceding of the ages that has ever shaken the kingdom of darkness has been based upon the promises of God. Arthur Wallis darknessagepromise I don't want to be a victim. I don't want to disappear into the darkness. Arundhati Roy victimdarknesswant I can't be a part of the large convoy because it's not a choice that you can make. The fact that I'm an educated person means that I can't be on that convoy. I don't want to be on it. I don't want to be a victim. I don't want to disappear into the darkness. Arundhati Roy choicesdarknessmean To climb the highest peaks, to travel through… celestial space, to turn our searchlights upon domains of eternal darkness, that is what makes life worth living. Auguste Piccard domainspacedarkness When the moon, after covering herself with darkness as in sorrow, at last throws off the garments of her widowhood, she does not at once expose herself impudently to the public gaze; but for a time remains veiled in a transparent cloud, till she gradually acquires courage to endure the looks and admiration of beholders. Augustus William Hare moondarknessclouds Is it the fault of wine if a fool drinks it and goes stumbling into darkness? Avicenna foolwinedarkness Anyway, The Snack really helps me to understand that death is a part of our life. There is life, and there is darkness, always together. Aviv Alush darknesstogetherhelping If we trace the history of any nation backwards into the past, we come at last to a period of myths and traditions which eventually fade away into impenetrable darkness. Bal Gangadhar Tilak lastsdarknesspast The flame of the diya, or lamp, reminds us that light will ultimately triumph over darkness. Barack Obama flameslightdarkness We are born seekers, calling strange names into the darkness from our earliest days because we know we are not meant to be alone, and because we know that we await someone whom we cannot always see. Barbara Brown Taylor darknesscallingnames As all nocturnal creatures, I have a tendency to wander about during the night, embracing and relishing in its mysteriousness, unexplained sounds, and thick aura of darkness. As a pianist I was drawn to compositions with the titles of Nocturne and Notturno - from Maria Szymanowska's Nocturne in B-flat to John Field and Frederic Chopin's Nocturnes. The night offers a myriad array of emotions from solace to absolute horror. I tried to infuse some of these terrifying thoughts, as well as solace that only night can bring into Night Soundings. Barbara Harbach emotiondarknessnight Our senses are woefully limited. Our brains are but tiny candles flickering in an infinity of darkness. Our only wisdom is to admit that we cannot understand, and since we cannot understand we must do the best we can with faith. which is our only talent. The greatest act of faith we are capable of is that of loving another more than we love ourselves, and occasionally we can be quite good at it. Barry Hughart tinydarknessbrain«1234567891011»
