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Bette Bao Lord, Spring Moon: A Novel of China Quotes: Remember that we are not gods who can fashion events to our desires. We are mere mortals who must learn not to contend with life but to yield to it.
         

Remember that we are not gods who can fashion events to our desires. We are mere mortals who must learn not to contend with life but to yield to it.


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Remember that we are not gods who can fashion events to our desires. We are mere mortals who must learn not to contend with life but to yield to it.
         



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