Darkness at Night: a Riddle of the Universe (1987), p. 1
Thomas Traherne (1636–1674) English poet
Anonymous 17th century comment on the flyleaf of the Lambeth Manuscript of Traherne’s works; cited from the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004) vol. 55, p. 208.
Criticism
“If the answer is infinite light,
Why do we sleep in the dark?”
Paul Simon (1941) American musician, songwriter and producer
How Can You Live In The Northeast?
Song lyrics, Surprise (2006)
“Why is it only in darkness that we remember what sustained us even in the light?”
Francine Rivers book A Voice in the Wind
Source: A Voice in the Wind
Ricky Gervais (1961) English comedian, actor, director, producer, musician, writer, and former radio presenter
“If you look at the darkness, not light, every day, your life will be filled with darkness.”
Miyuru Amarasiri (2002) Artist
Coos, "Miyuru Amarasiri," https://www.coos.com/quotes/if-you-look-at-the-darkness-not-light-every-day-your-life-will-be-filled-with-darkness-%E2%80%95-miyuru-bhashitha-amarasiri June 10, 2021,
Abraham Cowley (1618–1667) British writer
From Anacreon, ii. Drinking; reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
Matka Tereza (1910–1997) Roman Catholic saint of Albanian origin
As quoted in Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light (2007) http://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=189 by Brian Kolodiejchuk <!-- *If I ever become a saint, I will surely be one of 'darkness'. I will be absent from heaven for those in darkness on earth.<br>--> <br class="br">2000s
