“It is in the dark times that the light of friendship shines brightest.”

“America was targeted for attack because we're the brightest beacon for freedom and opportunity in the world. And no one will keep that light from shining.”

“In darkness a light shines on you and on me.”

“But as we do not light up our houses with our brightest lamps for all comers, so neither did she emit from her eyes their brightest sparks till special occasions for such shining had arisen.”

“Even with these dark eyes, a gift of the dark night
I go to seek the shining light.”

“In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.”

“They say that even the brightest star won't shine forever. But in fact, the brightest star would live the shortest amount of time. Feel free to extract whatever life lesson you want from that.”

“Within a person of light there is light, and he illumines the entire world. When he does not shine, there is darkness.”

“I would sooner walk in the dark, and hold hard to a promise of my God, than trust in the light of the brightest day that ever dawned.”

“In difficult times, in dark times, some people shine.”