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Surely if we knew what bitterness fate held in store, we would shrink back in fear and let the cup of life pass us by untasted.
Surely if we knew what bitterness fate held in store, we would shrink back in fear and let the cup of life pass us by untasted.
Approximate author period: c. 1964 AD · modern
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- Jacqueline Carey
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- Approximate author period: c. 1964 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Jacqueline Carey: documented birth year 1964; activity date not established. Wikidata Q180373, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180373 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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