Once I knew the depth where no hope was, and darkness lay on the face of all things... But a little word from the fingers of another fell into my hand that clutched at emptiness, and my heart leaped to the rapture of living.

Helen Keller
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“Once I knew the depth where no hope was, and darkness lay on the face of all things... But a little word from the fingers of another fell into my hand that clutched at emptiness, and my heart leaped to the rapture of living” is a quote written by Walt Whitman. It describes how he felt in his worst depression. There was nothing in his life that he could cling to, but a chance encounter with a friend gave him hope. He says this makes him feel alive again and gives him a reason to continue living.

Source: Optimism

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