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He who is sorrowful can force himself to smile, but he who is glad cannot weep.

Selma Lagerlöf

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Selma Lagerlöf
Age: 81 †
Born: 1858
Born: November 20
Died: 1940
Died: March 16
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Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf
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