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Love lights more fire than hate extinguishes.

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Age: 68 †
Born: 1850
Born: November 5
Died: 1919
Died: October 30
Author
Poet
Writer
Janesville
Wisconsin
Extinguishes
Lights
Fire
Hate
Light
Love

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