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The human heart does not stay away too long from that which hurt it most. There is a return journey to anguish that few of us are released from making.

Lillian Smith

The human heart does not stay away too long from that which hurt it most. There is a return journey to anguish that few of us are released from making.

Tags: anguish, healing, pain, suffering

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About Lillian Smith

Lillian Smith may refer to:

Lillian Smith (author) (1897–1966), American author Strange Fruit 1944
Lillian Smith Book Award
Lillian Smith (trick shooter) (1871–1930), American trick shooter with Buffalo Bill
Lillian Rita Smith (1912–1993), New Zealand communist
Lillian H. Smith (1887–1983), Canadian children's librarian