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“It’s so much darker when a light goes out than it would have been if it had never shone”

John Steinbeck

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Simplified Meaning:

When something good ends, it feels worse than if it had never happened at all.

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Absence Contrast Darkness Hope Impact Light Loss Reflection Regret Sadness
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