Agonizing Quote by Mary Todd Lincoln

“In grief, words are a poor consolation - silence and agonizing tears are all that is left the sufferer.”

Mary Todd Lincoln

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Agonizing Consolation Grief Left Poor Silence Sufferers Tears

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