“Diamonds are to be found only in the darkness of the earth, and truth in the darkness of the mind. ”

“Diamonds are found only in the dark bowels of the earth; truths are found only in the depths of thought. It seemed to him that after descending into those depths after long groping in the blackest of this darkness, he had at last found one of these diamonds, one of these truths, and that he held it in his hand; and it blinded him to look at it. (pg. 231)”

“The jungle is dark but full of diamonds, Willy.”

“Happiness can be found in the darkness of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.”

“If the truth will come out only in the darkness, then let the lights go off!”

“What was wrong with darkness? In the darkness of the Earth the Mother caused seeds to sprout. In the darkness of the womb a baby was conceived. In the darkness of the graves her Children returned to her.”