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> [“It is true the Shining Isle is smoke and ashes and that darkness is wide over the land. But your long memories have failed you. Of all creatures, you should know that the darkness is seldom complete, and even when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-peterson/it-is-true-the-shining-isle-is-smoke-and-ashes-and-that-darkness-is/)

[Andrew Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-peterson/)

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> [A shining isle in a stormy sea, We seek it ever with smiles and sighs; To-day is sad. In the bland To-be, Serene and lovely To-morrow lies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-c-ames/a-shining-isle-in-a-stormy-sea-we-seek-it-ever-with-smiles-and-sighs/)

[Mary C. Ames](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-c-ames/)

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