“My dear, I'm seldom sure of anything. Life at best is a precarious business, and we aren't told that difficult or painful things won't happen, just that it matters. It matters not just to us but to the entire universe.”

— Madeleine L'Engle , An Acceptable Time

Source: An Acceptable Time

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American writer 1918–2007

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