Easier Quote by Willa Cather

“People have to snatch at happiness when they can, in this world. It is always easier to lose than to find.”

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“You remember how homesick I used to get, and what long talks we used to have coming from school? We've someway always felt alike about things." "Yes, that's it; we've liked the same things and we've liked them together, without anybody else knowing. And we've had good times, hunting for Christmas trees and going for ducks and making our plum…

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