Quote#God & Faith
Out of the night that covers me
Quote byWilliam Ernest Henley · 1849–1903
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: A Book of Verses (1888), "Life and Death" (Echoes), IV (1875).
English (original)
Out of the night that covers me, Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul.
— William Ernest Henley
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