“Sorrow fully accepted brings its own gifts. For there is alchemy in sorrow. It can be transmitted into wisdom, which, if it does not bring joy, can yet bring happiness.”

—  Pearl S. Buck

Source: The Child Who Never Grew

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American writer 1892–1973

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