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Victor Hugo
“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.”
― Victor Hugo, Les Misérables
tags: apothegm, optimism
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Phyllis McGinley
“A bit of trash now and then is good for the severest reader. It provides the necessary roughage in the literary diet.”
― Phyllis McGinley
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“Hate ricochets, but kindness does too.”
― Robin Roe, A List of Cages
tags: hate, kindness
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