Walk with me now into this very bright night, and revere with me in silence what must be God-given and what is surely God-taken.

Carew Papritz
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The poet Wallace Stevens, in his poem “The Altar of the Body” has this to say about the beauty of the night: “Walk with me now into this very bright night, and revere with me in silence what must be God-given and what is surely God-taken.”

Source: The Legacy Letters: His Wife, His Children, His Final Gift

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