Crooked Warden, I will fear no darkness for the night is yours," muttered Locke, pointing the first two fingers of his left hand into the darkness. The Dagger of the Thirteenth, a thief's gesture against evil. "Your night is my cloak, my shield, my escape from those who hunt to feed the noose. I will fear no evil, for you have made the night my friend." "Bless the Benefactor," said Jean, squeezing Locke's left forearm. "Peace and profit to his children.
Interpretation
Embracing darkness as a protective force, the quote emphasizes the courage to confront and utilize one's fears.
In this quote, Locke expresses a profound relationship with darkness, asserting that rather than fearing it, he embraces the night as a powerful ally. The imagery of the night serving as a cloak and a shield illustrates a transformation of fear into strength, suggesting that adversities can become sources of protection and opportunity. The gesture of a thief and the camaraderie shared with Jean further establish a sense of unity against potential threats, underscoring themes of resilience and turning vulnerability into power.
In practice
During a motivational speech on overcoming fears.
I'm taking special treatments for the cancer in my brain and in my liver. Part of the liver was removed, and they did the treatment on four places in my brain with radiation. And now I'm taking a long-term medicine that stimulates my own immune system to fight against cancer.
Do you want to understand how to swim, or do you want to jump in and start swimming? Only people who are afraid of the water want to understand it. Other people jump in and get wet.
Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth were slaves by birth, freedom fighters by temperament.
Nonviolence is an intensely active force when properly understood and used.
Every woman who thinks she is the only victim of violence has to know that there are many more.
Girls can do anything. We do do anything and we expect to be treated as equals.
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