Dark Quotes

5416 Dark quotes by 3005 unique authors

Rationalism and Newtonian science has lured us into dark woods, but a new metaphysics can rescue us. — Huston Smith
Readers respond to every genre intensely, if it's a genre that appeals to them. Again, who can say why anyone enjoys horror and dark fantasy?… — Laurell K. Hamilton
Working with Monk is like falling down a dark elevator shaft — John Coltrane
Snow falling softly on lashes of eyes you love, and a cold cheek growing warm next to your own in hushed dark familial December. — James Schuyler
The religion of the short poem, in every age and in every literature, has a single commandment: Less is always more. The short poem rejects… — Charles Simic
I play tennis for a living even though I hate tennis, hate it with a dark and secret passion and always have. — Andre Agassi
I have a meanness inside me, real as an organ. Slit me at my belly and it might slide out, meaty and dark, drop on… — Gillian Flynn
My eyes has been my camera taking pictures of the world and my songs has been my messages that I tried to scatter across the… — Woody Guthrie
Satan conquered Jesus on the Cross and took His spirit to the dark regions of hell — Kenneth Copeland
If you choose to concentrate on the dark side, this is what you will see. — Richard G. Scott
Look to the lighthouse of the Lord. There is no fog so dense, no night so dark, no gale so strong, no mariner so lost… — Thomas S. Monson
The more we incline our hearts and minds toward God, the more heavenly light distills upon our souls. Gradually, things that before seemed hazy, dark,… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Dark forces dragged me away from the keyboard, swirling forces of irresistible intensity and power. — Boris Johnson
Stories come from violence, they come from sex. They come from death. They come from the dark places that everyone has to go to, kind… — Joss Whedon
Superhero science has taught me this: Entire universes fit comfortably inside our skulls. Not just one or two but endless universes can be packed into… — Grant Morrison
The fact is I am guilty of sexual immorality. And I take responsibility for the entire problem. I am a deceiver and a liar. There’s… — Ted Haggard
I’m a black woman who is from Central Falls, Rhode Island. I’m dark skinned. I’m quirky. I’m shy. I’m strong. I’m guarded. I’m weak at… — Viola Davis
Certain periods in history suddenly lift humanity to an observation point where a clear light falls upon a world previously dark. — Anne Sullivan Macy
After that dark woman you search for someone who will fit into the irregular corners of your heart. — Edna O'Brien
Fate sits on these dark battlements and frowns, And as the portal opens to receive me, A voice in hollow murmurs through the courts Tells… — Ann Radcliffe
I'm ready to be insulted as being insufficiently democratic, but I want to be serious ... I am for secret, dark debates — Jean-Claude Juncker
Nothing can shake my belief that this world is the fruit of a dark god whose shadow I extend. — Umberto Eco
Music is a means capable of expressing dark dramatism and pure rapture, suffering and ecstasy, fiery and cold fury, melancholy and wild merriment – and… — Dmitri Shostakovich
Find beauty not only in the thing itself but in the pattern of the shadows, the light and dark which that thing provides. — Junichiro Tanizaki
For the average person walking down a dark street late at night, a promise from a politician is worth far less than a .38 Special. — James Bovard

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