Sarah Orne JewettThe bright flower was like a face. Somehow, the beauty and life of it were surprising in the plain room, like a gay little child who might suddenly appear in a doorway.
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The brightness of the flower was like a face. The face of a person or a child, you could see it in the most plain of rooms. The brightness is the same, it is there in the most ordinary places. It is what makes people special, it’s what makes them stand out.
Source: The Only Rose
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