Dark Times Quotes

“He leans in, resting his weathered hand on the bed. "Treat all the bad things like dreams, Kenzie. That way, no matter how scary or dark they get, you just have to survive until you wake up.”
― Victoria Schwab, The Unbound

“There will dawn a day when these hostile hours, these days of hatred and violence, seem the faintest of memories, but dark and steep and long is the road up out of hell. So do not tire, do not despair, do not abandon your brethren, and do not forget that through this darkness we and we alone carry the light of freedom. We must defend it with every cell in our bodies. If not now, when? If not us, who?”
― Pierce Brown, Dark Age

“There have been bleak nights along my way, many of my own making, but life is all the brighter for them now. To the human eye, without the darkness there are no stars.”
― Sumangali Morhall, Auspicious Good Fortune: One woman's inspirational journey from Western disillusionment to Eastern spiritual fulfilment

“The night taught me never to fear the dark times, by giving way to the dawn of a new day.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Song of a Nature Lover

“The thinnest of silver linings on clouds banishing all light.”
― Meg Waite Clayton, The Last Train to London

“You can't live forever in the darkness of someone's selfish love.”
― Garima Soni - words world

“Compassion isn’t lost in an instant like virginity, it disappears in increments until you are filled with a potent nihilism to which there is no cure.”
― Ayura Ayira, NUCLEAR HARLOT

“It's in the darkest nights you see the stars the most.”
― Frederik

“You are the light of the world, and it is your duty to save the darkness.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Song of a Nature Lover

“Birds never know if the sun will rise,
yet they sing everyday right before dawn.
And sure enough the sun emerges,
defeating the most ominous mourn.

Be the herald of impossible light,
even amidst the worries of souls most weary.
The darkness of the world may not be your fault,
to light up the world is your existential duty.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Yarasistan: My Wounds, My Crown

“I’ll leave it all behind until the dark takes me.”
― Jordan Hoechlin

“I remember, that demons can take the shape of anything and hide within anything even you and me, and in me they did.'
Nevaeh”
― Marcel Ray Duriez, Nevaeh 1: Walking the Halls

“During fragile times, learn to cherish the grounds that continue to build you, for they also cherish your presence with light, hope, and creativity. A reminder that the garden doesn’t pick between the weed and the flower on who becomes the champion of light.”
― Goitsemang Mvula

“Do not lose faith in dark times.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“Contrast is the spiritual spice of life. It's a foolish mistake to assume that when the going gets tough, the magic must stop. The darkest, most difficult times are the most powerful for manifesting miracles.”
― Anthon St. Maarten

“When you are friends with your storm, you dance, instead of getting blown away.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Night of a Thousand Thoughts

“Hope is the light inside you that gets you through the darkest times.”
― Melanie A. Smith, Pompous Paramedic

“She welcomed the opportunity for some lighthearted humor in the dark times they were experiencing. It almost made her forget her current predicament. Almost.”
― Jason Medina, The Manhattanville Incident: An Undead Novel

“Terrible, dreepy, dark February weather I remember, and the worst, most frightened days of my life.”
― Sebastian Barry, The Secret Scripture

“Maybe the Nazis told the truth about us. Maybe the Nazis were the truth. We shouldn't forget the truth. The rest, just beautiful tiful lies about ourselves. Perhaps do — to sing another beautiful lie.”
― Romain Gary

“We live together, you and I, in a dark time when all official history is propaganda.”
― John Taylor Gatto, The Underground History of American Education: An Intimate Investigation Into the Prison of Modern Schooling

“In life, we have to be strong and bright enough to face our dark times. Eclipse may come and eclipse may go, nothing should stop our inner strength’s flow”
― Munia Khan, Attainable

“What warnings has life given you in your darkest of times? Does it give anybody? The best works disturb, challenge, inspire. They expand your mind, help you grow. They make you stronger! Help you get through life’s worst moments when they actually come. A book is not a binky!”
― A.D. Aliwat, In Limbo

“The prayer gives regards to God for making me strong,
For giving me the courage to stand up each time I fall,
For giving me downs to make me appreciate the ups,
For helping me to even in dark times, stand tall.”
― Neelam Saxena Chandra, Winter Shall fade

“Birds never know if the sun will rise,
yet they sing everyday right before dawn.
And sure enough the sun emerges,
defeating the most ominous mourn.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Yarasistan: My Wounds, My Crown

“When you are lost in the dark, remember the darkness of the night, and how it helps to make the stars shine.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Night of a Thousand Thoughts

“God allows the persecution of Christians from time to time in order to grow His garden: to weed out the counterfeits who blend in and cower while, even if only visible from the heavens, the real ones stand strong and bloom.”
― Criss Jami

“Fake friends are like shadows, they follow you in the sun but leave you in the dark.”
― Victoria Hanley

“The dark times are as valuable as the light. It’s a balance. It needs to be approached in the right way; not wished away, ignored, or merely endured with patience, but acknowledged and appreciated for what it is.”
― Donna Goddard, Geboor: Spiritual Fiction

“Naomi smiled. Laughed. It was strange how it made the darkness better. Not less dark. Just better, even though it still was what it was.”
― James S.A. Corey, Babylon's Ashes