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• O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected dwelling and scatter there Thy… — Saint Augustine
• Those of us who can remember our childhoods will recall how ardently we relished the moment of the bedtime story,… — Paul Auster
• Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased… — Francis Bacon
• My natural instinct after doing something shameful is not to rush into the street boasting about it but to put… — Russell Baker
• Certainly I have no attraction to misery. I don't intentionally go for dark. — Christian Bale
• I live in constant fear of being fired or dropped for that dark part of my work I can't control. — Lynda Barry
• I guess I do have a childlike sense of fun, and although I still have my dark days, I'm generally… — Drew Barrymore
• Imagination has brought mankind through the dark ages to its present state of civilization. Imagination led Columbus to discover America.… — L. Frank Baum

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