Helen MacdonaldThe light that filled my house was deep and livid, half magnolia, half rainwater. Things sat in it, dark and very still.
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Having a light in your house is very nice. But, when you see the light in someone else’s house it can make you feel like you are drowning in half-light. The analogy of the half-light is that there is no point in trying to stop or stop it. The best thing to do is just let go of any hope that you can change it.
Source: H Is For Hawk
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