"The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach."

Darkness, Measure

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"The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach."

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"It is like visiting one's funeral, like visiting loss in its purest and most monumental form, this wild darkness, which is not only unknown but which one cannot enter as oneself."

Harold Brodkey, American Author

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Sarah J. Maas, American Novelist

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"There is evil! It's actual, like cement.I can't believe it. I can't stand it.Evil is not a view ... it's an ingredient in us. In the world. Poured over us, filtering into our bodies, minds, hearts, into the pavement itself."

Philip K. Dick, American Writer

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"Nico remembered something Jason Grace had told him in the palace of Notus: Maybe it's time you come out of the shadows. If only I could, he thought. For the first time in his life, he had begun to fear the dark, because he might melt into it permanently."

Rick Riordan, American Novelist

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"When you're in hell, only a devil can point the way out."

Joe Abercrombie, English Novelist

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"Hello, Darkness," Caine said.Gaia's face fell. Her bloody, feral grin faded to be replaced by lips drawn right with fear. Her killer blue eyes widened as she looked at Caine who was no longer Caine."Nemesis," Gaia said."

Michael Grant, American Author

Darkness, Transformation, Fear, Identity

"Maybe the devil in human beings isn't the reflection of the devil, perhaps the devil is only a reflection of the savagery and brutality of our kind. Maybe what we've done is create the devil in our own image."

Dean Koontz, American Author

Darkness, Devil, Humanity, Reflection, Image

"There are all kinds of darkness, and all kinds of things can be found in them, imprisoned, banished, lost or hidden. Sometimes they escape. Sometimes they simply fall out. Sometimes they just can't take it any more."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

Darkness, Truth, Power, Future, Life

"Satan rejected my soul; as low as he goes, he never quite goes this low."

Morrissey, British Singer

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"I think we both have some darkness in us. But when we are together, we tend to concentrate more on the light."

Bobby Farrelly, American Director

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