Dark Quotes

Beware of prejudice; light is good in whatsoever lamp it is burning; a rose is beautiful in whatever garden it may bloom.

Light can penetrate any amount of darkness but no amount of darkness can penetrate light.

I don’t want you like the simple things in life, I don’t want to love you simply. I want you like the dark secrets we keep to ourselves under the covers. In the moments we actually feel ashamed we can love something so much.

The artist never entirely knows. We guess. We may be wrong, but we take leap after leap in the dark.

I love love stories, no matter how dark.

I have a few minor rules for myself but I break them all the time. For example, when translating from Romance languages to English, there is often a choice between a Latinate cognate and a Germanic equivalent.

When there is spirit and light, the dark forces of whatever is hidden and suppressed – like hatred and separation – become more powerful.

This was pointed out to me by somebody who referred to the paintings of Rembrandt and his use of light: some elements are highlighted while others are obscured or even pushed back into the dark.

An opportunity to honor the legacy of the lives drawn into the lines in my face, the broad of my nose.

As a rule, dictatorships guarantee safe streets and terror of the doorbell. In democracy the streets may be unsafe after dark, but the most likely visitor in the early hours will be the milkman.