(noun) The state of being dark; lack of light. Example: "The darkness of the room made it difficult to see."
"Love flows even within the dark from the things that shine, My darling."
"But it is in the darkest nights, when storms are blowing and the agitated waves are phosphorescent, that the most impressive displays are made."
"He whom loves touches not walks in darkness."
"But I know, somehow, that only when it is dark enough can you see the stars."
"Instead of cursing the darkness, light a candle."
"I believe that God is in me as the sun is in the colour and fragrance of a flower - the Light in my darkness, the Voice in my silence."
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that."
"Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction."
"Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt."
"If in the darkness of ignorance, you don’t recognize a person’s true nature, look to see whom he has chosen for his leader."
"I say there is no darkness but ignorance."
"Light up the darkness."