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

Cornelia Meigs

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

Cornelia Meigs

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

Cornelia Meigs

Cornelia Meigs

Cornelia Meigs

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:

Invincible Louisa (1933)
Swift Rivers (1932)
The Windy Hill (1921)
Master Simon's garden (1916)
The wonderful locomotive

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