If you're not tough it's hard to survive in this world; and if you're …

Raymond Chandler
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If you're not tough it's hard to survive in this world; and if you're not kind then you don't deserve to survive.
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If you're not tough it's hard to survive in this world; and if you're not kind then you don't deserve to survive.

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