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Most things break, including hearts. The lessons of life amount not to wisdom, but to scar tissue and callus.
Wallace Stegner
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"Most things break, including hearts. The lessons of life amount not to wisdom, but to scar tissue and callus."
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Most things break, including hearts. The lessons of life amount not to wisdom, but to scar tissue and callus. — Wallace Stegner

About Wallace Stegner

Wallace Stegner was a Novelist from United States (1909–1993).

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This quote is attributed to Wallace Stegner, a Novelist from United States.
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Wallace Stegner lived from 1909 – 1993.
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