"And the world is as it was before.  Before you fell asleep and imagined a magic hand."  From Dark Shadows episode 816.

Great news for those with too few hours in a day: "Time is not important."  From Dark Shadows episode 43.

From Dark Shadows episode 1027.

So great when a character speaks her punctuation.  This period is from Dark Shadows episode 75.  There's also that time Carolyn Stoddard spoke an exclamation point.

"A time when trust has slipped away into the darkness."  From Dark Shadows episode 309.

Tip of the day: erase your memories of 25 years in the future.  "If you take my advice, you'll forget all about 1995."  From 1970: Dark Shadows episode 1089.

There isn't anything anybody can do, because it's too late for a solution now ... and nothing, nothing can stop it.  Time is up; the crystal ball has spoken.  From Dark Shadows episodes 259, 585, 577, and 48.

"You will sleep. Sleep, sleep, sleep."  From Dark Shadows episode 1194.

"I can handle all the problems that come to me directly, but not those over which I have no control."  From Dark Shadows episode 7.

Dr. Hoffman: "I'll give you a stronger sedative next time." 

Victoria Winters: "Do you have one that can stop dreams?" 

From Dark Shadows episode 462.

Unintuitive advice from Dark Shadows: brandy gets your life in order, tea is restful, coffee calms the nerves, sedatives are called for when there's nothing wrong, and taking your medicine will get people to stop staring at you.  However, gypsy herbs aren't prescribed willy nilly.  From episodes 881, 887, 897, 339, 791, 825, and 466.

"That's the only word for it, despair."  From Dark Shadows episode 344.

"There are so many possibilities."  From Dark Shadows episode 675.

"It's a shame to spoil the beautiful darkness.  It's sad that I love the darkness so much and I never knew it.  Maybe that's why I'm feeling so much better.  Now that I know it's dark outside."  From Dark Shadows episode 232.

"Yes, the occult is much more interesting."  From Dark Shadows episode 507.

"Oh look, those lights."  From Dark Shadows episode 2.

"Sedatives, advice, talk."  From Dark Shadows episode 242.

"If only I could manage to press the button."  From Dark Shadows episode 672.

"Don't you ever stop to think how disgusting this is?"  From Dark Shadows episode 476.

Dark Shadows ran for 1,225 episodes, and often the cast hinted at being fatigued by it all.  Here are moments of revolt from episodes 24, 20, 27, 33, 290, 233, and two from 25.