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title: "9 Darker Things Quotes by 9 authors"
description: "Browse 9 Darker Things quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Darker Things sayings and thoughts."
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> [“The further you descend into a pit, the darker things appear. You can't keep digging to find the light.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richelle-e-goodrich/the-further-you-descend-into-a-pit-the-darker-things-appear-you-can-t/)

[Richelle E. Goodrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richelle-e-goodrich/)

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> [My father is so jolly, and I live a really happy life. I think that's why all my interest in the darker…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-lynch/my-father-is-so-jolly-and-i-live-a-really-happy-life-i-think-that-s/)

[Jennifer Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-lynch/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c6/jennifer-lynch-13060_curious_my-father-is-so-jolly-and-i-live-a-reall_1361222.png)

> [I was always attracted to characters that were in some level of turmoil or suffering because I had so much of that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natasha-gregson-wagner/i-was-always-attracted-to-characters-that-were-in-some-level-of/)

[Natasha Gregson Wagner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natasha-gregson-wagner/)

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> [I prefer darker things and more minimal stuff. I don't like when people just put words on canvases.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eliot-paulina-sumner/i-prefer-darker-things-and-more-minimal-stuff-i-don-t-like-when/)

[Eliot Paulina Sumner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eliot-paulina-sumner/)

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> [We definitely like to write songs about darker things, but we like to think of it as a celebration of the evil…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-skiba/we-definitely-like-to-write-songs-about-darker-things-but-we-like-to/)

[Matt Skiba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-skiba/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fc/matt-skiba-4325_celebration_we-definitely-like-to-write-songs-about_1130414.jpg)

> [I have always been into the darker side of things and love the mystery and sexiness of vampires.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madison-mckinley/i-have-always-been-into-the-darker-side-of-things-and-love-the/)

[Madison McKinley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madison-mckinley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d0/madison-mckinley-95202_always_i-have-always-been-into-the-darker-side_362019.jpg)

> [I suppose I tend to like slightly darker things - people have levelled that on me before and I accept that because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cillian-murphy/i-suppose-i-tend-to-like-slightly-darker-things-people-have-levelled/)

[Cillian Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cillian-murphy/)

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> [I've always been attracted to the darker things in life. I was never one to go for light, airy stuff, even as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirk-hammett/i-ve-always-been-attracted-to-the-darker-things-in-life-i-was-never/)

[Kirk Hammett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirk-hammett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/791/kirk-hammett-10072_aesthetic_i-ve-always-been-attracted-to-the-darker_2969385.jpg)

> [I really enjoy the darker side of things. It's the type of work that I like to watch. I know some actors…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tobias-menzies/i-really-enjoy-the-darker-side-of-things-it-s-the-type-of-work-that-i/)

[Tobias Menzies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tobias-menzies/)

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