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The only way through pain…is to absorb, probe, understand exactly what it is and what it means. To close the door on pain is to miss the chance for growth.

May Sarton

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May Sarton
Age: 83 †
Born: 1912
Born: May 3
Died: 1995
Died: July 16
Diarist
Poet
Writer
May Eleanor Sarton
Pain
Miss
Understand
Door
Means
Exactly
Mean
Missing
Way
Close
Doors
Growth
Probe
Chance
Absorb

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all great people are humble because great people have great work and are humbled by the largeness of their dreams.
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Nobody stays special when they're old, Anna. That's what we have to learn.
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