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Robert Staughton Lynd

Most of us can remember a time when a birthday - especially if it was one's own - brightened the world as if a second sun has risen.

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The quote means that birthdays, particularly our own, once felt incredibly special and made everything seem much happier and more exciting. It compares that feeling to the powerful and bright effect of a new sun appearing in the sky.

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