Dark of Night Quotes

“But few of us stop to consider that each choice for something is a move away from something else. The word decide comes from the Latin decidere, which itself rises from the Latin de—meaning “off”—and caedere—meaning “cut.” Every choice we make is a cutting off. It is a door closed. A road not taken. It is of interest to note that the English word decide shares its suffix with homicide, genocide, and suicide. All of these words represent a cutting off. They refer to a choice we have made for ourselves. Or a choice another person has, with violence, made for us.”
― Barbara Nickless, Dark of Night

“But here’s my theory: every human is just one good reason away from committing murder. All it takes is the right push.”
― Barbara Nickless, Dark of Night

“No one remembers Indiana Jones’s sidekick.”
― Barbara Nickless, Dark of Night

“Religion must pay really well,” Addie said in a low voice. “It always has,” Evan answered.”
― Barbara Nickless, Dark of Night

“Decision brought serenity. But the work that led to that moment consisted of storm and chaos.”
― Barbara Nickless, Dark of Night