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Every creature must one night

yield himself and lie down; he was made for liberty and must not be left a slave. […] A desert, wide and dreary, parts him who lies down to die from him who lies down to live.

– Lilith, chapter XLII,
George MacDonald

Format QuotePosted on June 6, 2010December 7, 2019Author VegaCategories book excerptTags George MacDonald, how to live

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