Happiness is not a life without pain, but rather a life in which the p…

Orson Scott Card
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Happiness is not a life without pain, but rather a life in which the pain is traded for a worthy price. ✨ Orson Scott Card (2009). Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus, p.394, Macmillan
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