The firefly only shines when on the wing, So it is with…

I have to darken my today, so that I can brighten up my tomorrow

— Aliza Jafri

“You can't take your same old self into a bright new future. You would only darken it.”

— Chris Brady

All I've ever wanted to do is darken the day and brighten the night.

— Clive Barker

“If we throw blankets over our children's dreams, we darken their world and extinguish their desire to live.”

— Suzy Kassem

The weather in England can really darken your spirits.

— Claire Forlani

“It never took her long to darken any conversation, as from birth she was inclined to see misery in each and every story, and…

— Elif Shafak

Any society that could come here could pick up the lights from New York. What should we do about that? Should we darken New…

— Seth Shostak

“Days, pale slices between nights, they blend, not exactly alike, transparencies so lightly tinted that only stacked all together do they darken to a…

— John Updike

Nobody ever recognizes me from 'Mad Men,' because they darken my hair a little bit.

— Anne Dudek

I am now considered such a monster, that I hesitate to darken with my shadow, the doors of those I love, lest I should…

— Robert E. Lee

Don't fear the dark, fear the one who made it because He might darken your success too.

— Mathibela A Ngoepe

So darken your clothes or strike a violent pose.

— My Chemical Romance

Go, and never darken my towels again

— Groucho Marx

And the days darken round me, and the years, Among new men, strange faces, other minds.

— Alfred Lord Tennyson

“As the sun gazed upon makes everything else look dark and dim , so does the cross darken the false splendour of this world.”

— J.C. Ryle