"You've seed how things goes in the world o' men. You've knowed men to be low-down and mean. You've seed ol' Death at his tricks... Ever' man wants life to be a fine thing, and a easy. 'Tis fine, boy, powerful fine, but 'tain't easy. Life knocks a man down and he gits up and it knocks him down agin. I've been uneasy all my life... I've wanted life to be easy for you. Easier'n 'twas for me. A man's heart aches, seein' his young uns face the world. Knowin' they got to get their guts tore out, the way his was tore. I wanted to spare you, long as I could. I wanted you to frolic with your yearlin'. I knowed the lonesomeness he eased for you. But ever' man's lonesome. What's he to do then? What's he to do when he gits knocked down? Why, take it for his share and go on."
- "Penny Baxter", Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
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Here's the truth, plain and simple. Things are really bad now, and God help us, it's going to get much, much worse. Things will never be "normal" again, face that fact. There's going to be incredible, unbelievable pain and suffering, and we're all going to take hits that don't seem survivable at times, knocking us to our knees in despair. But don't just wallow in hopeless self-pity, and don't you dare ever give up...if you're still alive your work here isn't done, and we need you. So get up, damn you, get up! You're not alone! WE will get through this horror together... and back on our feet again, better and stronger than ever... - CP
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