Maybe you have to know the darkness before you can appreciate the ligh…

Madeleine L'Engle
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Maybe you have to know the darkness before you can appreciate the light. ✨ Madeleine L'Engle (2008). A Ring of Endless Light: The Austin Family Chronicles, p.183, Macmillan
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Maybe you have to know the darkness before you can appreciate the light. ✨ Madeleine L'Engle (2008). A Ring of Endless Light: The Austin Family Chronicles, p.183, Macmillan

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