Oh, I'm developing a beautiful character! It droops a bit under cold a…

Jean Webster
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Oh, I'm developing a beautiful character! It droops a bit under cold and frost, but it does grow fast when the sun shines. That's the way with everybody. I don't agree with the theory that adversity and sorrow and disappointment develop moral strength. The happy people are the ones who are bubbling over with kindliness. ✨ Jean Webster (2016). Daddy Long-Legs and Dear Enemy: Illustrated, p.35, Jester House Publishing
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