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The point is, Ilsa Hermann had decided to make suffering her triumph. When it refused to let go of her, she succumbed to it. She embraced it.

The point is, Ilsa Hermann had decided to make suffering her triumph. When it refused to let go of her, she succumbed to it. She embraced it.

Approximate author period: c. 1975 AD · modern

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Markus Zusak
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Approximate author period: c. 1975 AD · modern
Approximate author-period anchor from documented birth year 1975; activity date not established; Wikidata Q61522, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61522 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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