If we couldn't get strong from what we lose, and what we miss, and what we want and can't have, then we couldn't ever get strong enough.

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If we couldn't get strong from what we lose, and what we miss, and what we want and can't have, then we couldn't ever get strong enough. - John Irving

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If we couldn't get strong from what we lose, and what we miss, and what we want and can't have, then we couldn't ever get strong enough. - Confucius quotes