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title: "23 Hard Said Quotes by 23 authors"
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> [Life is hard! Enough said.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/life-is-hard-enough-said/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [So," he asked. "How's death?" "Hard," she said. "It just keeps going.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-gaiman/so-he-asked-how-s-death-hard-she-said-it-just-keeps-going/)

[Neil Gaiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-gaiman/)

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> [“It looks hard," said Michael. "Not squishy like poop.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-d-robson/it-looks-hard-said-michael-not-squishy-like-poop/)

[Gary D. Robson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-d-robson/)

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> [A good man is hard to find," she said wistfully. "Not everyone is as lucky as you are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/a-good-man-is-hard-to-find-she-said-wistfully-not-everyone-is-as/)

[Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/)

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> [“If you act like something’s too hard, it will be, he said. You got to believe it’s possible.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-maynard/if-you-act-like-something-s-too-hard-it-will-be-he-said-you-got-to/)

[Joyce Maynard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-maynard/)

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> [If it's hard, do it hard! Nobody said it would be easy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-brown/if-it-s-hard-do-it-hard-nobody-said-it-would-be-easy/)

[Les Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-brown/)

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> [This is hard... Never said it would be easy. Nothing good ever is.' -- Josie & Ash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-banks/this-is-hard-never-said-it-would-be-easy-nothing-good-ever-is-josie/)

[Maya Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-banks/)

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> [“It is hard, said Mme Landau, when I told her about those railway lessons, in the end it is hard to know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-g-sebald-2/it-is-hard-said-mme-landau-when-i-told-her-about-those-railway/)

[W.G. Sebald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-g-sebald-2/)

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> [“It's not hard to decide what you want your life to be about. What's hard, she said, is figuring out what you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shauna-niequist/it-s-not-hard-to-decide-what-you-want-your-life-to-be-about-what-s/)

[Shauna Niequist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shauna-niequist/)

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> [“What makes you think it wouldn’t be hard for me?” I asked. “It would be. But the difference is, you’re used to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darinne-paciotti/what-makes-you-think-it-wouldn-t-be-hard-for-me-i-asked-it-would-be/)

[Darinne Paciotti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darinne-paciotti/)

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> [“Life can be hard. I know how hard it can be". And then she said, "Déjate querer.” Let yourself be loved”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-alire-s-enz/life-can-be-hard-i-know-how-hard-it-can-be-and-then-she-said-d-jate/)

[Benjamin Alire Sáenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-alire-s-enz/)

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> [It must be hard being you,” she said. “Mr. Perfect on the outside. Dr. Evil on the inside.” “It’s not that hard.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-elizabeth-phillips/it-must-be-hard-being-you-she-said-mr-perfect-on-the-outside-dr-evil/)

[Susan Elizabeth Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-elizabeth-phillips/)

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> [What if I can't make it? Times are getting hard, you even said it. But I'll try to keep my head up.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-blevins/what-if-i-can-t-make-it-times-are-getting-hard-you-even-said-it-but-i/)

[Billy Blevins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-blevins/)

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> [One thing I take pride in is that I never cracked and stopped playing hard. There's something to be said for that,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-long/one-thing-i-take-pride-in-is-that-i-never-cracked-and-stopped-playing/)

[Chris Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-long/)

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> [After I did the first Die Hard I said I'd never do another, same after I did the second one and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-willis/after-i-did-the-first-die-hard-i-said-i-d-never-do-another-same-after/)

[Bruce Willis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-willis/)

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> [The trouble with stand-up is it sort of is you and yet it isn't you and it's incredibly hard not to take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josie-long/the-trouble-with-stand-up-is-it-sort-of-is-you-and-yet-it-isn-t-you/)

[Josie Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josie-long/)

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> [“Not exactly hard, is it?” “That’s what she said,” Kate interjected. Matt shook his head. “And this is where I chose to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-james/not-exactly-hard-is-it-that-s-what-she-said-kate-interjected-matt/)

[Lauren James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-james/)

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> [“This is hard,” he said, but he did not seem to address his words to me. “I’m too close to the end.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-hobb/this-is-hard-he-said-but-he-did-not-seem-to-address-his-words-to-me-i/)

[Robin Hobb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-hobb/)

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> [“He said I was bein hard on myself. Said it was a sign of old age. Tryin to set things right. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cormac-mccarthy/he-said-i-was-bein-hard-on-myself-said-it-was-a-sign-of-old-age-tryin/)

[Cormac McCarthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cormac-mccarthy/)

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> [“Everyone encouraged me to "follow my dreams". No one said it would be hard... but then again, they never said it would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joscelyn-gleave/everyone-encouraged-me-to-follow-my-dreams-no-one-said-it-would-be/)

[Joscelyn Gleave](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joscelyn-gleave/)

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> [It's hard to do," I said. Wes looked at me. "What is?" I swallowed, not sure why I'd said this out loud.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/it-s-hard-to-do-i-said-wes-looked-at-me-what-is-i-swallowed-not-sure/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

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> [You’re playing the creepy vibe a little hard,” I said. “Might as well go for broke, put on a black top hat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-butcher/you-re-playing-the-creepy-vibe-a-little-hard-i-said-might-as-well-go/)

[Jim Butcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-butcher/)

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> [What's killing you You're turning blue The walls are painted red She put a bullet in her head It got too hard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-tucker/what-s-killing-you-you-re-turning-blue-the-walls-are-painted-red-she/)

[Oliver Tucker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-tucker/)

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