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> [“Here, then, happiness is obviously a form of strength, a subversion even, a modus of survival, even if at times it appears superficial and misplaced. Besides, for all of boxing's brutality, there is lyricism in its rhythm, too, something that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-diaz/here-then-happiness-is-obviously-a-form-of-strength-a-subversion-even/)

[Glenn Diaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-diaz/)

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## More by Glenn Diaz

> [“At hearing the news, he unsuccessfully tried to stop himself from being happy. He wondered how it happened that his average grades and middling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-diaz/at-hearing-the-news-he-unsuccessfully-tried-to-stop-himself-from/)

[Glenn Diaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-diaz/)

> [“All that we did in this world was to salvage scraps of freedom.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-diaz/all-that-we-did-in-this-world-was-to-salvage-scraps-of-freedom/)

[Glenn Diaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-diaz/)

> [“Learning English was like lifting a veil, one which would be, he'd learn, impossible to fully restore.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-diaz/learning-english-was-like-lifting-a-veil-one-which-would-be-he-d/)

[Glenn Diaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-diaz/)

> [“Here, then, happiness is obviously a form of strength, a subversion even, a modus of survival, even if at times it appears superficial and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-diaz/here-then-happiness-is-obviously-a-form-of-strength-a-subversion-even/)

[Glenn Diaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-diaz/)

> [“She gave it a shot' was how she planned to euphemize the five-year detour: to her therapist, to curious friends, to herself. Had she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-diaz/she-gave-it-a-shot-was-how-she-planned-to-euphemize-the-five-year/)

[Glenn Diaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-diaz/)

> [“A few moments into the ride, I saw Reynaldo's figure down the road, walking erectly, holding something. Seeing him there, amid the banana trees…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-diaz/a-few-moments-into-the-ride-i-saw-reynaldo-s-figure-down-the-road/)

[Glenn Diaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-diaz/)

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