Quote#God & Faith
Where he is, life must be. He lived only in realities here, and he is…
Quote byLucy Larcom · 1824–1893
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Lucy Larcom : Life, Letters, and Diary (1895), Journal entry (20 February 1893), Ch. 12 : Last Years..
English (original)
Where he is, life must be. He lived only in realities here, and he is entering into the heart of them now.
— Lucy Larcom
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