A yellow paper sun and white clouds rise behind a small grey umbrella surrounded by shallow water.

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Marmee

Don't let the sun go down upon your anger. Forgive each other. Begin again tomorrow.

— Little Women  ·  1868

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What it means

Our interpretation.

Marmee sets a limit on how long anger should be carried, then gives forgiveness as the action that makes a new start possible. Tomorrow is presented as an opportunity rather than an automatic cure. The sequence places reconciliation between the grievance and the fresh beginning.

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