"In a cruel land, you either learned to laugh at cruelty or spent your life weeping."

Coping, Cruelty, Laughter, Survival, Emotion

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"In a cruel land, you either learned to laugh at cruelty or spent your life weeping."

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"I'd run. But maybe you can't run. Think of that, too.' His yellow eyes seemed to look inward, and he sounded tired. 'Sometimes you can't run."

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