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title: "3 Human Darkness Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [I guess he'll have to figure out someday that he is supposed to have this dark side, that it is part of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-lamott/i-guess-he-ll-have-to-figure-out-someday-that-he-is-supposed-to-have/)

[Anne Lamott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-lamott/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0f/anne-lamott-188_dark_i-guess-he-ll-have-to-figure-out-someday_2233.jpg)

> [Human darkness fascinates me; I find it intriguing. And there are few female characters who are explored in this light.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leila-slimani/human-darkness-fascinates-me-i-find-it-intriguing-and-there-are-few/)

[Leila Slimani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leila-slimani/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/655/leila-slimani-14140_darkness_human-darkness-fascinates-me-i-find-it-i_235386.jpg)

> [Narrative is a very feeble weapon in the face of human darkness and yet it's all we have. That we have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-abani/narrative-is-a-very-feeble-weapon-in-the-face-of-human-darkness-and/)

[Chris Abani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-abani/)

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