“Eril-Fane let out a slow breath. “Were you afraid of the dark as a child?” A chill snaked up Lazlo’s spine. He thought again of the crypt at the abbey, and the nights locked in with dead monks. “Yes,” he said simply. “Even when you knew, rationally, that there was nothing in it that could harm you.” “Yes.” “Well. We are all children in the dark, here in Weep.”
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Laini Taylor is an American author known for her fantasy novels. Born on December 11, 1971, she graduated from the University of California, Berkeley. Taylor's works are acclaimed for their rich imagination, unique narrative style, and profound character development. more
“The only darkness we should allow into our lives is the night, for even then, we have the moon.”
“The very life of any creature is a quick-fading spark in fathomless darkness.”
“When I closed my eyes withdrawing myself from darkness I saw light glowing everywhere.”
“There is a season for everything under the sun—even when we can’t see the sun.”
“The darkness makes everything disappear but it makes nothing go away.”
“A man who refuses light will remain in the darkness even by the side of light!”