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As one widow put it to me, __trength doesn__ mean being able to stand up to anything, but being able to crawl on your belly a long, long time before you can stand up again.
Mark Matousek When You're Falling, Dive: Lessons in the Art of Living
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As one widow put it to me, __trength doesn__ mean being able to stand up to anything, but being able to crawl on your belly a long, long time before you can stand up again.
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Mark Matousek

When You're Falling, Dive: Lessons in the Art of Living

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