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> [“We loved—and were fated to sorrow. But from our striving and from our sorrow we fashioned The Oldest Story in the World.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ross-lockridge-jr/we-loved-and-were-fated-to-sorrow-but-from-our-striving-and-from-our/)

Ross Lockridge Jr

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## More by Ross Lockridge Jr

> [“We loved—and were fated to sorrow. But from our striving and from our sorrow we fashioned The Oldest Story in the World.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ross-lockridge-jr/we-loved-and-were-fated-to-sorrow-but-from-our-striving-and-from-our/)

Ross Lockridge Jr

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