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> [“We can't avoid pain, but misery is always a choice.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederic-s-durbin/we-can-t-avoid-pain-but-misery-is-always-a-choice/)

[Frederic S. Durbin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederic-s-durbin/)

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## More by Frederic S. Durbin

> [“Do you read the Bible?" . . . . "Do you suppose that the Elder Folk don't know who makes the trees grow? We've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederic-s-durbin/do-you-read-the-bible-do-you-suppose-that-the-elder-folk-don-t-know/)

[Frederic S. Durbin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederic-s-durbin/)

> [“When your mind's too restless to think," Grandmother said, "move your hands.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederic-s-durbin/when-your-mind-s-too-restless-to-think-grandmother-said-move-your/)

[Frederic S. Durbin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederic-s-durbin/)

> [“I knew that humans have a gift that is not granted to us in Faery: this gift of giving the heart in devotion to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederic-s-durbin/i-knew-that-humans-have-a-gift-that-is-not-granted-to-us-in-faery/)

[Frederic S. Durbin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederic-s-durbin/)

> [ “I said, "Isn't lying a sin?" "Yes," \[Grandmother\] answered soberly. "But that wasn't a lie. That was camouflage.” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederic-s-durbin/i-said-isn-t-lying-a-sin-yes-grandmother-answered-soberly-but-that/)

[Frederic S. Durbin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederic-s-durbin/)

> [“We can't avoid pain, but misery is always a choice.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederic-s-durbin/we-can-t-avoid-pain-but-misery-is-always-a-choice/)

[Frederic S. Durbin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederic-s-durbin/)

> [“One person, I’d come to understand, was actually many people—people of different ages, people who lived in different surroundings; these people all had the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederic-s-durbin/one-person-i-d-come-to-understand-was-actually-many-people-people-of/)

[Frederic S. Durbin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederic-s-durbin/)

> [“. . .the essence of Faery is all around us, written in every leaf.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederic-s-durbin/the-essence-of-faery-is-all-around-us-written-in-every-leaf/)

[Frederic S. Durbin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederic-s-durbin/)

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