“Sometimes it's better to light a flamethrower than curse the darkness.”
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Variant: It's better to light a candle than curse the darkness.
Source: Men at Arms: The Play
“Enlightenment is scary. Sometimes things look better in the dark.”
Source: How They Met, and Other Stories
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