People say you need to be strong, smart, and lucky to survive hard tim…

Lisa See
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People say you need to be strong, smart, and lucky to survive hard times, war, a natural disaster, or physical torture. But I say emotional abuse—anxiety, fear, guilt, and degradation—is far worse and much harder to survive. ✨ Lisa See (2010). Shanghai Girls, p.35, A&C Black
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