It's hard to let go anything we love. We live in a world which teaches…

Madeleine L'Engle
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It's hard to let go anything we love. We live in a world which teaches us to clutch. But when we clutch we're left with a fistful of ashes. ✨ Madeleine L'Engle (2008). A Ring of Endless Light: The Austin Family Chronicles, p.95, Macmillan
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It's hard to let go anything we love. We live in a world which teaches us to clutch. But when we clutch we're left with a fistful of ashes. ✨ Madeleine L'Engle (2008). A Ring of Endless Light: The Austin Family Chronicles, p.95, Macmillan

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