Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.

I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate, adding deeper darkness to a night that is already void of stars.

Darkness is only driven out with light, not more darkness.

It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.

The shining. It was a good name, a comforting name, because she had always thought of it as a dark thing

It was the possibility of darkness that made the day seem so bright

How terrible this darkness was, how bewildering, and yet mysteriously beautiful!