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Rita Dove

"Under adversity, under oppression, the words begin to fail, the easy words begin to fail. In order to convey things accurately, the human being is almost forced to find the most precise words possible, which is a precondition for literature."

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"Under adversity, under oppression, the words begin to fail, the easy words begin to fail. In order to convey things accurately, the human being is almost forced to find the most precise words possible, which is a precondition for literature."

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"Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; adversity not without many comforts and hopes."

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"Easily mistaken, it is not about a love for adversity, it is about knowing a strength and a faith so great that adversity, in all its adverse manifestations, hardly even exists."

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"Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater."

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"Political rivals attacked me. I was savagely beaten. I was kicked in the face and I lost my eye as a result."

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"The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity."

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"The pressure of adversity does not affect the mind of the brave man... It is more powerful than external circumstances."

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"There are moments when troubles enter our lives and we can do nothing to avoid them.But they are there for a reason. Only when we have overcome them will we understand why they were there."

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"I thought, after the Pulitzer, at least nothing will surprise me quite that much in my life. And another one happened. It was quite amazing."
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"One definition of eternity is that we are not alone on this planet, that there are those who've gone before and those who will come, and that there is a community of spirits."
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