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We can do whatever we wish to do provided our wish is strong enough. ... What do you want most to do? That's what I have to keep asking myself in the face of difficulties.

We can do whatever we wish to do provided our wish is strong enough. ... What do you want most to do? That's what I have to keep asking myself in the face of difficulties.

Approximate author period: c. 1911 AD · modern

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Katherine Mansfield
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Approximate author period: c. 1911 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Katherine Mansfield: documented activity in 1911. Wikidata Q270632, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q270632 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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