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The years stretched before her, a long and dusty way, yet if she could walk humbly along it she might find that life, unfolding slowly, keeps its best secrets till the end.
The years stretched before her, a long and dusty way, yet if she could walk humbly along it she might find that life, unfolding slowly, keeps its best secrets till the end.
Approximate author period: c. 1942 AD · modern
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- Elizabeth Goudge
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- Approximate author period: c. 1942 AD · modern
Approximate author-period anchor from life dates 1900 to 1984; Wikidata Q242571, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q242571 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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