Goddess of the Night Country

If you cannot bear the silence and the darkness, do not go there; if you dislike dark night and yawning chasms, never make them your profession. If you fear the sound of water hurrying through crevices toward unknown and msyterious destinations, do not consider it. Seek out the sunshine. It is a simple prescripton. Avoid the darkness.

It is a simple prescription, but you will not follow it. You will turn immediately to the darkness. You will be drawn to it by cords of fear and longing. You will imagine that you are tired of the sunlight; the waters that unnerve you will tug you in the ancient recesses of your mind; the midnight will seem restful—you will end by going down.

—Loren Eiseley, The Night Country