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But I believe we all have an inner goodness a little flame that stays alight through the worst of trials.

Juliet Marillier

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Juliet Marillier
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: July 27
Novelist
Writer
Dunedin
New Zealand
Goodness
Inner
Worst
Littles
Alight
Little
Stays
Believe
Flame
Flames
Trials

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Water and stone Flesh and bone Night and morn Rose and thorn Tree and wind Heart and mind
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Come, dear heart. Lean on me and let us walk this path together.
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As for religious faith, a lack of it shouldn't stop us from doing good deeds for their own sake.
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