“He had a Minnesotan’s admiration for resourcefulness in the face of hardship, bred by generations of people one very bad winter away… — Viet Thanh Nguyen Copy Share Image
“Your hardship bred hardness. Mine bred compassion, definitely not the same.” — Marion Bekoe Copy Share Image
“Hardship bred a bitter, quickfire humour and resilience to all but the most terminal of life's tragedies.” — Ian Rankin Copy Share Image
