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“poverty is like a pain, dormant and unbearable as long as you don't move about too much. You grow used to it, you end up by paying no attention to it. But once you presume to bring it out in the daylight, it becomes terrifying, you see it at last in all its squalor and you shrink from exposing it to the sun.”

Quote by Gabrielle Roy

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Gabrielle Roy
Gabrielle Roy

Gabrielle Roy was a prominent French-Canadian author born on March 22, 1909, in Quebec, and passed away on July 13, 1983. Known for her works that vividly depict the daily life and characters in Quebec, she is considered one of the representative figures in Quebec literature. more

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