Find the perfect quote to float your boat. Shmoop breaks down key quotations from In Darkness.
Lightness and Darkness Quotes
I have no name. There are no names in the darkness cos there is no one else, only me, and I already know who I am (I am the voice in the dark, calling out for your help), and I have no questions fo...
Supernatural Quotes
You know Marassa? They're lwa, gods, the gods of twins—super-strong, super-hardcore, even though they look like three little kids. They're some of the oldest gods from Africa. Even now in vodou,...
Violence Quotes
Aba lavichè. Down with poverty. Pa fe vyolans. Don't commit violence. Aba kidnaping. Down with kidnapping. Nou vle lape. We want peace. Nou gen dwa pou nou edike tout moun. We want to educate ever...
Lies and Deceit Quotes
Me, I think maybe Aristide was just a liar, but I didn't say that to Manman—she would have been anpil upset to hear me say so, even later, when everything had gone to s*** and it was obvious to e...
Respect and Reputation Quotes
Manman knew Dread Wilmè from her time with the Lavalas party. She respected him. He sold drugs, but he didn't tolerate crime. He didn't let anyone steal, or commit murder for no reason. (7.132)
Fate and Free Will Quotes
Marassa can see your future, double your money, double your life. People from where I come from, they believe human twins can do the same and can talk to each other in silence, too, cos they share...
Justice and Judgment Quotes
The French and then the Americans are his successors—and they more than equal him in cruelty and injustice. But we do not bear their yoke lightly! For five hundred years they have robbed us, but...
Slavery Quotes
When you have been free, and then have been stolen and carried away to another country, you understand that things can change places. When you have always been master, this insight is closed to you...