Small Circle Quote by R. Scott Bakker

“I found it easier to stare out into the infinite blackness, away from the fire burning itself out in his eyes.”

— Heather Heffner

“There was light in him, one so bright it could illuminate the entire night sky if only it wasn't covered over by the shadow…

— M.S. Willis

“He watched the eternity of the sky. The dark was restful, but the vastness was cold and made you draw something close to you.”

— Elmore Leonard

“Deep blackness waits outside; a veiled inferno it attempts to hide. We see no more than dark clouds growing, but set inside, a fire…

— Craig Froman

“He liked the way the obsidian reflected his light, the way its slick surfaces caught fire as he passed. Of course, he did not…

— Madeline Miller

“As night deepened all he could see was the shifting line of fire, like some malfunction in the wiring of the world itself, as…

— William Gay

“If only you could see me, you would see the dark whispering in my ear. But the dark is no match for my light…

— Brenda Baker

“He couldn’t quite formulate what had made the darkness so terrifying, now that he wasn’t looking at it.”

— Maggie Stiefvater

“Any light on the horizon?... Only that cast by everything on fire.”

— K.J. Charles

“They shed a rather unpleasant glow that didn't so much illuminate, as outline the darkness.”

— Terry Pratchett

“No matter how deep the darkness, there's a little light that shows.”

— Sora Kingdom Hearts

“Could they have the light without the darkness of this world?”

— Terry Pratchett