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Corita Kent

"Flowers grow out of dark moments."

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in the dark

[in the dark] {adj. phr.} In ignorance; without information. * /John was in the dark about the job he was being sent to./ * /If the government controls the news, […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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green thumb

[green thumb] {n.}, {informal} A talent for gardening; ability to make things grow. - Considered trite by many. * /Mr. Wilson's neighbors say his flowers grow because he has a […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

grow

[grow] See: [GREAT OAKS PROM LITTLE ACORNS GROW], [LET GRASS GROW UNDER ONE'S FEET]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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