“An empty day, though clear and bright,
Is just as dark as any night.”

“Be strong to hope, O Heart!
Though day is bright,
The stars can only shine
In the dark night.
Be strong, O Heart of mine,
Look towards the light!”

“It was the possibility of darkness that made the day seem so bright.”

“Oh, the tree of life is growing where the spirit never dies
And the bright light of salvation shines in dark and empty skies.”

“God, how pointless and empty the world is! Days filled with cheap and tarnished moments succeed each other, restless and haunted nights follow in bitter routine: the sun shines without brightness, and the moon rises without light.”

“All days are nights to see till I see thee,
And nights bright days when dreams do show thee me.”

“For every dark night, there's a brighter day. ”

“He that has light within his own clear breast,
May sit i' the centre, and enjoy bright day;
But he that hides a dark soul, and foul thoughts,
Benighted walks under the mid-day sun;
Himself is his own dungeon.”

“For I have sworn thee fair, and thought thee bright,
Who art as black as hell, as dark as night.”

“There is no day without darkness and night without light.”