I preach darkness. I don't inspire hope—only shadows. It's up to you to find the light in my words.
Charles LeeThe hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat.
ConfuciusTruth strikes us from behind and in the dark, as well as from before and in broad daylight.
Henry David ThoreauChildhood is measured out by sounds and smells and sights, before the dark hour of reason grows.
John Betjeman