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Every time you do a good deed you shine the light a little farther into the dark. And the thing is, when you're gone that light is going to keep shining on, pushing the shadows back.
Charles de Lint
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Charles de Lint
Age: 72
Born: 1951
Born: December 22
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Samuel M. Key
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Dying doesn't end anything - it just changes where you are
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