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Darkness Visible
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"Darkness Visible" Quotes

"Darkness Visible" by William Golding explores the intertwined lives of two boys whose experiences of trauma and evil reveal the complex nature of human darkness and redemption.

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The darkness was lacerating and unending.

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darknessdespair

The night was black and the silence was wide.

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nightsilence

The darkness seemed to spread from the heart of the universe.

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The impossible was still possible.

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possibility

For a time, I was able to stand against it.

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resilience

The night was not simply black but blackness visible.

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The darkness would not lift.

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The silence was an explosion.

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Darkness could devour everything and leave nothing behind.

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The night seemed to have no beginning and no end.

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