Darkness

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."

- Martin Luther King Jr.

The Aim Of All Writing

"Truth. In the end, that is the aim of all writing. We tell our stories so that we may come to some morsel of truth in the end, however uplifting or sad that truth may be. We write to give meaning to our lives and the circumstances within them. It is a holy act, a means by which we elevate ourselves above chance and fate...

Putting pen to paper is unlocking the door to a very dark room to which you intend to bring light. It matters not if that illumination comes from a lantern or a candle or a flashlight. All that matters is that, for even the briefest of moments, a bit of the darkness is chased away."

- An excerpt from Shining A Light by Billy Coffey on his blog What I Learned Today

How Bright Are You Shining?

"Why blame the dark for being dark? It's far more helpful to ask why the light isn't as bright as it should be."

- Rob Bell