“When you linger in tormented darkness, remember, the dawning always arrives on time.”

“Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark.”

“When you worked in a profession whose tools included guns and bombs, death was always on the menu; only a matter of time until the order you placed arrived…”

“Farewell,
Army of Tennessee! Rough glory, rooted here,
Feeds the lone vow, the lingering touch
Of a late comrade sworn to remember you!
Lights glow from river and town. The darkness stabs.
And winter sweeps the undefended earth.”

“Remember, no matter how dark the night, there is always a happy ending. But first, you have to make it through the night.”

“Remember, darkness does not always equate to evil, just as light does not always bring good.”

“The last good time always comes, and when you see the darkness creeping toward you, you hold on to what was bright and good. You hold on for dear life.”

“So you must always remember / that time ends the beauty”

“Some of your hurts you have cured,
And the sharpest you still have survived,
But what torments of grief you endured
From evils which never arrived!”

“Night's darkness is a bag that bursts with the gold of the dawn.”