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Most Famous Dark Quotes of All Time!

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I have never fully exorcised shames that struck me to the heart as a child except through written violence, shadowy caricature, and dark jokes.

Quotes by Louise Erdrich

How it infuriates a bigot, when he is forced to drag out his dark convictions!

Quotes by Logan Pearsall Smith

I see myself as a flashlight in the dark. I'm not trying to be overlooked anymore.

Quotes by Lloyd Banks

I've always had this in a kind of worst-case dark imagination. I want to know what the dark form in the window is. I want to know what the noise under the staircase is.

Quotes by Lisa Unger

I read 'Rebecca' when I was a teenager and was swept away by the powerful voice, the gut wrenching suspense and the dark, twisted love story at its center.

Quotes by Lisa Unger

Maybe I have this fascination with the dark side because I live in the light. I don't have any dysfunction, and I've never experienced trauma.

Quotes by Lisa Unger

Oddly, I'd been to most of the locations where I started photographing slavery many times before. I even considered some of them homes-away-from-home. But there can be dark corners in familiar places.

Quotes by Lisa Kristine

Humor is the only way to tell a story. Especially the dark ones.

Quotes by Lisa Lutz

Everyone on the planet has a dark and a light. That's a multi-dimensional character.

Quotes by Lisa Cholodenko

No day would be complete without chocolate. My favorite: Vosges Creole bar - it's dark chocolate with cocoa nibs. Holy Toledo, that thing is good.

Quotes by Lisa Edelstein

I'm drawn towards people who have a little pathos and a little dark side, and I feel the same towards fictional characters.

Quotes by Lisa Hanawalt

I love dark chocolate, but I will have a piece just occasionally.

Quotes by Linda Gray

Social media is something I approach organically. It's all me! Sometimes I'll post four things in a few hours, but then I could go dark for a week.

Quotes by Lily Aldridge

One thing rap and rock have in common, a lot of it is focused on negativity. I like dark stuff.

Quotes by Lil Uzi Vert

A lot of women don't know how to love because there's deep reasons for them not knowing how to love. And what I mean by deep reasons is deep and dark reasons.

Quotes by Lil Wayne

I understand why creative people like dark, but American audiences don't like dark. They like story. They do not respond to nervous breakdowns and unhappy episodes that lead nowhere. They like their characters to be a part of the action....

Quotes by Leslie Moonves

Music is there to access those dark emotional corners that we don't normally get too close to.

Quotes by Lesley Garrett

The dark energy is not exactly zero, but the first 122 decimal points are zero. That's crazy. That is really one of the craziest things we've ever discovered.

Quotes by Leonard Susskind

Eventually, when the universe expands enough, all that will be left is the dark energy.

Quotes by Leonard Susskind

My goal would be trying to bring some light to the world, which is often a dark and violent place.

Quotes by Leila Josefowicz

Frequently Asked Questions

Do these quotes use "dark" to mean something bad?
Not always in the way you'd expect - one quote actually pushes back on that idea, saying, "I hate using the word ‘dark' for things that are negative." It's a nice reminder that the word doesn't always carry a negative meaning.
Is there a quote about a difficult personal period?
Yes - one quote reflects on a rough chapter, saying, "It was a dark time for me," referring to a period that clashed with the speaker's beliefs and personality. For more reflections on tough periods, see our Dark Time collection.
How do these quotes connect darkness and humor?
One quote makes an interesting connection, noting that "some things are so dark that you have to laugh about it" - suggesting comedy can be a way of coping with heavy topics.
Is there a quote describing a challenging creative or intellectual process?
Yes, one quote compares the process of proving something to going "into a dark tunnel," before coming out somewhere new - a nice metaphor for working through uncertainty. For more on that idea, browse our Dark Places collection.
Where can I find more intense or extreme "dark" quotes?
If you're looking for something more extreme, check out our Darkest collection, or for a broader look at the hidden or difficult sides of life, try Dark Side.

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