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> [“It was enough to lie there and expand / Till all the stars were shining into me / And I was all the stars that I could see / In all the endless acres of the night. / That was the best of living.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-merchant/it-was-enough-to-lie-there-and-expand-till-all-the-stars-were-shining/)

[Jane Merchant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-merchant/)

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## More by Jane Merchant

> [“... and all the hurts and scars / Of everyday were healed, and I would sleep / Safe with the good-night memory of stars.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-merchant/and-all-the-hurts-and-scars-of-everyday-were-healed-and-i-would-sleep/)

[Jane Merchant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-merchant/)

> [“It was enough to lie there and expand / Till all the stars were shining into me / And I was all the stars…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-merchant/it-was-enough-to-lie-there-and-expand-till-all-the-stars-were-shining/)

[Jane Merchant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-merchant/)

> [“We will not speak of separation / While the frail hours grow less. / Nothing shall mar the brief perfection / Of our togetherness. Walk gently”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-merchant/we-will-not-speak-of-separation-while-the-frail-hours-grow-less/)

[Jane Merchant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-merchant/)

> [“While we were counting stars, / The stars were counting us.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-merchant/while-we-were-counting-stars-the-stars-were-counting-us/)

[Jane Merchant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-merchant/)

> [“We will not speak of separation / While the frail hours grow less. / Nothing shall mar the brief perfection / Of our togetherness.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-merchant/we-will-not-speak-of-separation-while-the-frail-hours-grow-less-2/)

[Jane Merchant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-merchant/)

> [“It's satisfaction to the soul / To make something out of nothing, and to trim / A figured piece to fit a gaping hole,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-merchant/it-s-satisfaction-to-the-soul-to-make-something-out-of-nothing-and-to/)

[Jane Merchant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-merchant/)

> [“I do not say there were no hurts. / I say they mattered less than love.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-merchant/i-do-not-say-there-were-no-hurts-i-say-they-mattered-less-than-love/)

[Jane Merchant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-merchant/)

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