“There was no pain when I awoke,
No pain at all. Rest, like a goad,
Spurred my eyes open — and light broke
Upon them like a million swords:
And she was there. There are no words. Heaven is for a moment's span.
And ever.”

—  Stephen Vincent Benét

Young Adventure (1918), The Quality of Courage

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poet, short story writer, novelist 1898–1943

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