Let me be strong, for to be anything else is to languish in the abyss of compromise and to descend to places of impoverishment so destitute that they will squelch my soul and crush my heart.
Craig D. Lounsbrough, Flecks of Gold on a Path of Stone: Simple Truths for Profound Living
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