“I have but one candle of life to burn, and i would rather burn it out in a land filled with darkness than in a land flooded with light.”
“I want. I need. I ache. I burn. Burn with me." Ellysetta to Rain in Lord of the Fading Lands.”
“She was the kind of person who would rather light a candle than curse the darkness.”
“The candle of his life burned out too soon, but it burned so brightly!”
“A million candles have burned themselves out. Still I read on. (Montresor)”
“She would rather light candles than curse the darkness and her glow has warmed the world.”