These 44 Life-Saving Quotes Will Pull You Out of the Darkness

There are times when the world seems to dim,

and the path forward feels obscured.

In these moments, it’s as if you’re navigating by touch alone,

and the weight of everything can feel overwhelming.

If you’ve found your way here,

it’s likely you’re searching for a crack of light under the door.

This is that light.

Think of these words not as a sudden, blinding flash,

but as a series of small, steady lanterns placed along a dark trail.

You don’t have to believe them all at once.

You just have to let them sit with you.

Hold onto the one that makes you feel even a little bit seen,

a little bit less alone.

Let them be the gentle, persistent tug that pulls you back toward the shore.

You have the strength to find your way;

sometimes, you just need a reminder written in someone else’s hand.

Quotes

“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.”
— Rumi

“You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.”
— Rumi

“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.”
— Victor Hugo

“Our wounds are often the openings into the best and most beautiful part of us.”
— David Richo

“The moment you give up is the moment you let someone else win.”
— Kobe Bryant

“You have power over your mind — not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”
— Marcus Aurelius

“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.”
— Desmond Tutu

“Stars can’t shine without darkness.”
— D.H. Sidebottom

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“The sun himself is weak when he first rises, and gathers strength and courage as the day gets on.”
— Charles Dickens

“Sometimes when you’re in a dark place you think you’ve been buried, but you’ve actually been planted.”
— Christine Caine

“The pain you are feeling cannot compare to the joy that is coming.”
— Romans 8:18

“It’s during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.”
— Aristotle

“You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.”
— Margaret Thatcher

“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.”
— Kahlil Gibran

“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.”
— Ernest Hemingway

“Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.”
— J.K. Rowling

“Turn your wounds into wisdom.”
— Oprah Winfrey

“I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.”
— Maya Angelou

“Life doesn’t get easier or more forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient.”
— Steve Maraboli

“A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.”
— Franklin D. Roosevelt

“The only way out is through.”
— Robert Frost

“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I’ll try again tomorrow.”
— Mary Anne Radmacher

“She stood in the storm, and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails.”
— Elizabeth Edwards

“The Phoenix must burn to emerge.”
— Janet Fitch

“He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.”
— Friedrich Nietzsche

“Your heart is a muscle the size of your fist. Keep loving. Keep fighting.”
— Unknown

“This too shall pass.”
— Persian Adage

“Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is just get out of bed in the morning.”
— Unknown

“You are allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress, simultaneously.”
— Sophia Bush

“Don’t let the shadows of yesterday spoil the sunshine of tomorrow.”
— Unknown

“The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived.”
— Robert Jordan

“You didn’t come this far to only come this far.”
— Unknown

“Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.”
— Nido Qubein

“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”
— John 1:5

“It is often in the darkest skies that we see the brightest stars.”
— Richard Evans

“You have survived 100% of your worst days. You’re doing great.”
— Unknown

“Be a little kinder than you have to.”
— E. Lockhart

“The comeback is always stronger than the setback.”
— Unknown

“They tried to bury us. They didn’t know we were seeds.”
— Mexican Proverb

“And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That is what this storm’s all about.”
— Haruki Murakami

“Your story isn’t over yet. The darkest chapters are often the ones that lead to the most beautiful endings.”
— Unknown

“Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly.”
— Proverb

“Look how far you’ve come. Breathe. Heal. You are doing your best, and that is more than enough.”
— Unknown