Once I knew the depth where no hope was and darkness lay on the face o…

Helen Keller
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Once I knew the depth where no hope was and darkness lay on the face of all things. Then love came and set my soul free. ✨ Helen Keller (2013). Optimism: An Essay, p.6, The Floating Press
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