“Adversity in life does not rob your heart of beauty. It simply teaches it a new song to sing.”
Karen White (1964) American writer
Source: The Time Between
“Adversity does teach who your real friends are.”
Vorkosigan Saga, A Civil Campaign (1999)
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Science Fiction and fantasy author from the USA 1949Related quotes
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