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Darkest Quotes

The lowest points, and what came after.

These darkest quotes move from battlefield reversals that turned into victory to a reminder that even royalty needed a friend during difficult private moments. Explore our Brightest quotes for the flip side.

In the time of darkest defeat, victory may be nearest.

Quotes by William McKinley

I think in the darkest moments, we need a break.

Quotes by Sonia Rykiel

For me, the brightest years at IronPort were without a doubt the darkest years at home.

Quotes by Scott Weiss

The Cold War in Africa is one of the darkest, most disgraceful pages in contemporary history, and everybody ought to be ashamed.

Quotes by Ryszard Kapuscinski

Brightest Quotes

'The Waking Dark' is about what happens when something awakens a town's darkest impulses and unleashes them on the world.

Quotes by Robin Wasserman

In Las Vegas, you confront yourself with your darkest desires, because they're all possible there.

Quotes by Robert Lepage

Harassment is one of puberty's darkest, most unreported rites of passage.

Quotes by Rachel Simmons

I have to believe there's redemption in the darkest of circumstances; otherwise it's too bleak for me.

Quotes by Paddy Considine

In her darkest hours, Diana, Princess of Wales, could have used a friend like Empress Elisabeth of Austria. The two lived similar lives, a century apart.

Quotes by Nell Scovell

Government Quotes

There's a fine line between comedy and the darkest place ever.

Quotes by Meg Myers

I'm a leukemia survivor, and I recall during my darkest days in the hospital when my friends would come to see me, especially the male friends - they had certain mortality issues with their visit.

Quotes by Lew Temple

Honestly, I never thought I would ever tell anyone that I had an eating disorder. It was my deepest, darkest secret.

Quotes by Lauren Alaina

I'm not really that comfortable, to be honest, singing about my darkest moments.

Quotes by KT Tunstall

I have friends who are going through chemotherapy, and they make the darkest, most hideous cancer jokes you've ever heard.

Quotes by Kathy Griffin

History Quotes

They were the darkest of times, the years following the crash of the stock market in 1929. Thousands of people across the United States were cast out of their Jobs, off their farms, out of their homes and apartments, and...

Quotes by Kathi Appelt

As people, we're generally optimistic, no matter how disabled our lives are, and we find the humor in the darkest situations.

Quotes by John Wells

The darkest aspects of imperialism are still very much prevalent in many cultures around the world; hundreds of years later, and we have a collective responsibility to encounter the deeds of our past.

Quotes by Johan Renck

I am, after all, a thriller writer. I routinely delve into the darkest chambers of the human heart. I've written about murder, kidnapping, depravity, horror, violence, and disfigurement.

Quotes by Harlan Coben

One of the darkest evils of our world is surely the unteachable wildness of the Good.

Quotes by H. G. Wells

Life Quotes

I think that Ionesco's greatest weapon is that he's able to make us laugh at the darkest corners of our souls.

Quotes by Geoffrey Rush

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the central idea across darkest quotes?
Most treat darkness as something that precedes or contains an unexpected turn, whether that's a battlefield reversal or simply getting through hardship.
Is there a quote connecting darkest moments to famous historical figures?
Yes, one draws a parallel between two well-known women from different eras who each went through especially difficult private periods.
Do any quotes use humor around dark subjects?
One describes friends going through serious illness who cope by making surprisingly bleak jokes about their own situation.
Is there a quote tied to a specific historical period?
Yes, one recalls the stretch after the 1929 market crash, when large numbers of people lost jobs, homes, and farms.
What topic pairs naturally with darkest quotes?
Our History quotes complement this set well, since more than one entry is rooted in a specific historical moment.

Another recalls the 1930s stock market crash and the widespread loss that followed, while a third finds unexpected humor amid cancer treatment. See our History or Life quotes next.