“Every star was darker than the night before it awoke.”

“There is no darkness like that of a confined space. It's darker than the inside of eyelids, and darker than the night.”

“Oh, what is brighter than the light?What is darker than the night?What is keener than an axe?What is softer than melting wax?Truth is brighter than the light,Falsehood darker than the night.Revenge is keener than an axe,And love is softer than melting wax.”

“Go to hell, I whispered. The night darker than ever, leaned in against the window panes.”

“Every night death came, slowly, painfully, and every morning Maddox awoke in bed, knowing he'd have to die again later. That was his greatest curse and his eternal punishment.”

“From a night of more sleep than she had expected, Marianne awoke the next morning to the same consciousness of misery in which she had closed her eyes.”