“We awaken by asking the right questions. We awaken when we see knowledge being spread that goes against our own personal experiences. We awaken when we see popular opinion being wrong but accepted as being right, and what is right being pushed as being wrong. We awaken by seeking answers in corners that are not popular. And we awaken by turning on the light inside when everything outside feels dark.”

“It’s ever been the way of the man of science or philosophy. Most folks stay in the dark and then complain they can’t see nothing.” – Snipes (185)”

“BLACK AND WHITEI was born intoA religion of Light,But with so many otherReligions andPhilosophies,How do I know whichONEIs right?Is it notMy birthrightTo seek out the light?To find TruthAfter surveying all the proof,Am I supposedTo loveOr fight?And why do all those whoTry to guide me,Always start by dividingAnd multiplying me – From what they considerWrong or right?I thought,There were no wallsFor whoever beams truth and light.And how can one speak on Light’s behalf,lf all they doIs act black,But talk WHITE?”

“A song and a smile from someone I cared about could be enough to distract me from all that darkness, if only for a little while.”

“By night, Love, tie your heart to mine, and the two together in their sleep will defeat the darkness”

“I wonder if that’s how darkness wins, by convincing us to trap it inside ourselves, instead of emptying it out.I don’t want it to win.”

“How can I be substantial if I do not cast a shadow? I must have a dark side also If I am to be whole.”

“Do not let your difficulties fill you with anxiety, after all it is only in the darkest nights that stars shine more brightly.”

“You need to spend time crawling alone through shadows to truly appreciate what it is to stand in the sun.”

“We cast a shadow on something wherever we stand, and it is no good moving from place to place to save things; because the shadow always follows. Choose a place where you won’t do harm – yes, choose a place where you won’t do very much harm, and stand in it for all you are worth, facing the sunshine.”

“Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.”

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”