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Life goes on after sorrow, in spite of sorrow, as a defense against sorrow.

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War seems a perfectly impossible thing, even when it can be seen coming nearer and nearer.

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Determination, however, can take the place of patience, if earnestly applied.

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Cornelia Meigs

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Born: December 6, 1884
Died: September 10, 1973 (aged 88)
Bio: Cornelia Lynde Meigs was an American writer of fiction and biography for children, teacher of English and writing, historian and critic of children's literature.
Known for:
  1. Invincible Louisa (1933)
  2. Swift Rivers (1932)
  3. The Windy Hill (1921)
  4. Master Simon's garden (1916)
  5. The wonderful locomotive

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