We do learn and develop when we are exposed to those who are greater t…

Madeleine L'Engle
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We do learn and develop when we are exposed to those who are greater than we are. Perhaps this is the chief way we mature. ✨ Madeleine L'Engle (2016). The Irrational Season, p.192, Open Road Media
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We do learn and develop when we are exposed to those who are greater than we are. Perhaps this is the chief way we mature. ✨ Madeleine L'Engle (2016). The Irrational Season, p.192, Open Road Media

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