Quote#World
What a dark world—who knows?—
Quote byIsrael Zangwill · 1864–1926
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Poem: Blind Children.
English (original)
What a dark world—who knows?— Ours to inhabit is! One touch and what a strange Glory might burst on us, What a hid universe!
— Israel Zangwill
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