Edward Albee Quote

It is not enough to hold the line against the dark. It is your responsibility to lead into the light. People don't like the light--it reveals too much. But hand in hand with the creative artist, you can lead people into the wisdom that is known to all other animals: simply, that it is the dark we have to fear.

Stretching My Mind: The Collected Essays of Edward Albee (ed. Da Capo Press, 2009) - ISBN: 9780786735815

It is not enough to hold the line against the dark. It is your responsibility to lead into the light. People don't like the light--it reveals too...

It is not enough to hold the line against the dark. It is your responsibility to lead into the light. People don't like the light--it reveals too...

It is not enough to hold the line against the dark. It is your responsibility to lead into the light. People don't like the light--it reveals too...

It is not enough to hold the line against the dark. It is your responsibility to lead into the light. People don't like the light--it reveals too...