Darkness Quote by Alexander Gordon Smith

“I had time to understand this, before the darkness came to collect me. I had time to understand that I had won, that even though this was the end it had ended well. One last breath. We all have to take one eventually. It was over.” quote by Alexander Gordon Smith — Download Open image

““I had time to understand this, before the darkness came to collect me. I had time to understand that I had won, that even though this was the end it had ended well. One last breath. We all have to take one eventually. It was over.””

Alexander Gordon Smith

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