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Laughter rises out of tragedy when you need it the most, and rewards you for your courage.
Laughter rises out of tragedy when you need it the most, and rewards you for your courage.
Approximate author period: c. 1961 AD · modern
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- Erma Bombeck
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- Approximate author period: c. 1961 AD · modern
Approximate author-period anchor from life dates 1927 to 1996; Wikidata Q455968, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q455968 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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