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> [Sometimes one has simply to endure a period of depression for what it may hold of illumination if one can live through it, attentive to what it exposes or demands.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/may-sarton/sometimes-one-has-simply-to-endure-a-period-of-depression-for-what-it/)

[May Sarton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/may-sarton/)

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> [“The value of solitude—one of its values—is, of course, that there is nothing to cushion against attacks from within, just as there is nothing to help balance at times of particular stress or depression. So sometimes one has simply to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/may-sarton/the-value-of-solitude-one-of-its-values-is-of-course-that-there-is-2/)

[May Sarton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/may-sarton/)

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