--- title: "25 Know Darkness Quotes by 21 authors" description: "Browse 25 Know Darkness quotes by 21 authors. Discover the best Know Darkness sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d7/anne-fadiman-7855_creativity_a-dark-imagination-is-perhaps-more-appea_2996039.jpg" --- > [“A dark imagination is, perhaps, more appealing before you know anything about darkness.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-fadiman/a-dark-imagination-is-perhaps-more-appealing-before-you-know-anything/) [Anne Fadiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-fadiman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d7/anne-fadiman-7855_creativity_a-dark-imagination-is-perhaps-more-appea_2996039.jpg) > [There is no light for those who do not know darkness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takehiko-inoue/there-is-no-light-for-those-who-do-not-know-darkness/) [Takehiko Inoue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takehiko-inoue/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/138/takehiko-inoue-46912_darkness_there-is-no-light-for-those-who-do-not-k_1664967.jpg) > [“Did you know that darkness has a taste, Grandma?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-nesb/did-you-know-that-darkness-has-a-taste-grandma/) [Jo Nesbø](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-nesb/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eed/jo-nesb-2258_dark_did-you-know-that-darkness-has-a-taste-g_1572039.jpg) > [Maybe you have to know the darkness before you can appreciate the light.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-l-engle/maybe-you-have-to-know-the-darkness-before-you-can-appreciate-the/) [Madeleine L'Engle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-l-engle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/092/madeleine-l-engle-345_appreciate_maybe-you-have-to-know-the-darkness-befo_2533800.png) > [“If you know the North, you know where the South is; if you know the darkness, you know where the light is!…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mehmet-murat-ildan/if-you-know-the-north-you-know-where-the-south-is-if-you-know-the/) [Mehmet Murat ildan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mehmet-murat-ildan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/183/mehmet-murat-ildan-3_darkness_if-you-know-the-north-you-know-where-the_841475.jpg) > [I don't know what God has planned for me or you or anyone, but I do know that in darkness, you discover…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cory-booker/i-don-t-know-what-god-has-planned-for-me-or-you-or-anyone-but-i-do/) [Cory Booker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cory-booker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/567/cory-booker-2546_anyone_i-don-t-know-what-god-has-planned-for-me_2719685.jpg) > [“Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pema-ch-dr-n/only-when-we-know-our-own-darkness-well-can-we-be-present-with-the/) [Pema Chödrön](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pema-ch-dr-n/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/307/pema-ch-dr-n-327_compassion_only-when-we-know-our-own-darkness-well_740949.png) > [“I see the sun, high overhead, and then I know. This darkness doesn’t belong to the night. It belongs to me.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-ryan-hyde/i-see-the-sun-high-overhead-and-then-i-know-this-darkness-doesn-t/) [Catherine Ryan Hyde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-ryan-hyde/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f10/catherine-ryan-hyde-2597_darkness_i-see-the-sun-high-overhead-and-then-i-k_145456.png) > [If you want to know how much darkness there is around you, you must sharpen your eyes, peering at the faint lights…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/italo-calvino/if-you-want-to-know-how-much-darkness-there-is-around-you-you-must/) [Italo Calvino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/italo-calvino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79e/italo-calvino-402_darkness_if-you-want-to-know-how-much-darkness-th_3067214.jpg) > [“When in spotlight, you get attention of even those you don't know; When you are in darkness, you lose your own shadow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zain-baloch/when-in-spotlight-you-get-attention-of-even-those-you-don-t-know-when/) [Zain Baloch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zain-baloch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30e/zain-baloch-66723_darkness_when-in-spotlight-you-get-attention-of-e_636353.jpg) > [What could a child know of the darkness of God's plan? Or how flesh is so frail it is hardly more than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cormac-mccarthy/what-could-a-child-know-of-the-darkness-of-god-s-plan-or-how-flesh-is/) [Cormac McCarthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cormac-mccarthy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/219/cormac-mccarthy-181_children_what-could-a-child-know-of-the-darkness_1661521.jpg) > [“When in spotlight, you get attention of even those you don't know; When in darkness, you lose your own shadow too”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zain-baloch/when-in-spotlight-you-get-attention-of-even-those-you-don-t-know-when-2/) [Zain Baloch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zain-baloch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf3/zain-baloch-66723_dark_when-in-spotlight-you-get-attention-of-e_654984.jpg) > [“It is true the Shining Isle is smoke and ashes and that darkness is wide over the land. But your long memories…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-peterson/it-is-true-the-shining-isle-is-smoke-and-ashes-and-that-darkness-is/) [Andrew Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-peterson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ded/andrew-peterson-12746_darkness_it-is-true-the-shining-isle-is-smoke-and_256640.png) > [“Yes, the empire is sick, and, what is worse, it is trying to become accustomed to its sores. This is the aim…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/italo-calvino/yes-the-empire-is-sick-and-what-is-worse-it-is-trying-to-become/) [Italo Calvino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/italo-calvino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/503/italo-calvino-402_darkness_yes-the-empire-is-sick-and-what-is-worse_723055.jpg) > [“That's the key, isn't it? To know the darkness will always remain, but how you choose to face it, handle it...that's the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-maas/that-s-the-key-isn-t-it-to-know-the-darkness-will-always-remain-but/) [Sarah J. Maas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-j-maas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/062/sarah-j-maas-58_acosf_that-s-the-key-isn-t-it-to-know-the-dark_150538.jpg) > [“You know,” my aunt says, “I once had a terribly difficult period that lasted twenty-four years.” Wait. Twenty-four years? “And it was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dani-shapiro/you-know-my-aunt-says-i-once-had-a-terribly-difficult-period-that/) [Dani Shapiro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dani-shapiro/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efa/dani-shapiro-2273_darkness_you-know-my-aunt-says-i-once-had-a-terri_476062.png) > [Our self-identification changes with our environment, but sometimes those dark thoughts permeate within us and there are those who are able to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-carter/our-self-identification-changes-with-our-environment-but-sometimes/) [Matthew Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-carter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e12/matthew-carter-22474_able_our-self-identification-changes-with-our_1452702.jpg) > [Hug your children...Kiss your mothers and fathers, your brothers and sisters. Tell them how much you love them, every day. Because every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seth-grahame-smith/hug-your-children-kiss-your-mothers-and-fathers-your-brothers-and/) [Seth Grahame-Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seth-grahame-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/883/seth-grahame-smith-2321_brother_hug-your-children-kiss-your-mothers-and_283490.jpg) > [To truly know, Love, It's beauty, It's depths, We must know, Pain, Loss, Heartache. To truly know, Passion, We must have known,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-nickel/to-truly-know-love-it-s-beauty-it-s-depths-we-must-know-pain-loss/) [Eric Nickel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-nickel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca4/eric-nickel-934_beauty_to-truly-know-love-it-s-beauty-it-s-dept_3089059.jpg) > [“She smiled a little, and there was effortful lightness in her voice when she asked, "And how would you know what darkness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laini-taylor/she-smiled-a-little-and-there-was-effortful-lightness-in-her-voice/) [Laini Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laini-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b8/laini-taylor-258_akiva_she-smiled-a-little-and-there-was-effort_2022659.jpg) > [“You know, darkness is a funny thing. Little by little, it creeps up on you and before you know it, you can’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mackie-burt/you-know-darkness-is-a-funny-thing-little-by-little-it-creeps-up-on/) [Mackie Burt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mackie-burt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/670/mackie-burt-60373_above_you-know-darkness-is-a-funny-thing-littl_2783391.jpg) > [“And his eyes will only know darkness, His ears will only know hatred, His hands will only destroy, And from his feet,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/and-his-eyes-will-only-know-darkness-his-ears-will-only-know-hatred/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/712/anonymous-1_dark_and-his-eyes-will-only-know-darkness-his_3071096.jpg) > [If you know the North, you know where the South is; if you know the darkness, you know where the light is!…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mehmet-murat-ildan/if-you-know-the-north-you-know-where-the-south-is-if-you-know-the-2/) [Mehmet Murat Ildan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mehmet-murat-ildan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78f/mehmet-murat-ildan-3_compass_if-you-know-the-north-you-know-where-the_1297884.jpg) > [“Don't tell the stones of the beach about the waves! Don't tell the sun about the light, tell the sun what it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mehmet-murat-ildan/don-t-tell-the-stones-of-the-beach-about-the-waves-don-t-tell-the-sun/) [Mehmet Murat ildan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mehmet-murat-ildan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6d/mehmet-murat-ildan-3_mehmet-murat-ildan-q_don-t-tell-the-stones-of-the-beach-about_1585461.jpg) > [“A little darkness, in itself, at the time, is nothing. You think no more about it and you go on. But I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-beckett/a-little-darkness-in-itself-at-the-time-is-nothing-you-think-no-more/) [Samuel Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-beckett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/326/samuel-beckett-365_darkness_a-little-darkness-in-itself-at-the-time_2038038.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/know-darkness/#itemlist", "name": "Know Darkness Quotes", "numberOfItems": 25, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“A dark imagination is, perhaps, more appealing before you know anything about darkness.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anne Fadiman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-fadiman/a-dark-imagination-is-perhaps-more-appealing-before-you-know-anything/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d7/anne-fadiman-7855_creativity_a-dark-imagination-is-perhaps-more-appea_2996039.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d7/anne-fadiman-7855_creativity_a-dark-imagination-is-perhaps-more-appea_2996039.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d7/anne-fadiman-7855_creativity_a-dark-imagination-is-perhaps-more-appea_2996039.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A dark imagination is, perhaps, more appealing before you know anything about darkness.” — Anne Fadiman", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There is no light for those who do not know darkness.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Takehiko Inoue" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takehiko-inoue/there-is-no-light-for-those-who-do-not-know-darkness/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/138/takehiko-inoue-46912_darkness_there-is-no-light-for-those-who-do-not-k_1664967.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/138/takehiko-inoue-46912_darkness_there-is-no-light-for-those-who-do-not-k_1664967.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/138/takehiko-inoue-46912_darkness_there-is-no-light-for-those-who-do-not-k_1664967.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There is no light for those who do not know darkness.” — Takehiko Inoue", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Did you know that darkness has a taste, Grandma?”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jo Nesbø" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-nesb/did-you-know-that-darkness-has-a-taste-grandma/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eed/jo-nesb-2258_dark_did-you-know-that-darkness-has-a-taste-g_1572039.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eed/jo-nesb-2258_dark_did-you-know-that-darkness-has-a-taste-g_1572039.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eed/jo-nesb-2258_dark_did-you-know-that-darkness-has-a-taste-g_1572039.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Did you know that darkness has a taste, Grandma?” — Jo Nesbø", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Maybe you have to know the darkness before you can appreciate the light.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Madeleine L'Engle" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-l-engle/maybe-you-have-to-know-the-darkness-before-you-can-appreciate-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/092/madeleine-l-engle-345_appreciate_maybe-you-have-to-know-the-darkness-befo_2533800.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/092/madeleine-l-engle-345_appreciate_maybe-you-have-to-know-the-darkness-befo_2533800.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/092/madeleine-l-engle-345_appreciate_maybe-you-have-to-know-the-darkness-befo_2533800.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Maybe you have to know the darkness before you can appreciate the light.” — Madeleine L'Engle", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“If you know the North, you know where the South is; if you know the darkness, you know where the light is! 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