“Hard-bitten had a double meaning: bitten hard by life, like her, or clamping meanly down on other people. But, as though belying his thoughts, she said, "I hope your days are good." "If only. My eyes, you know, are like Swiss cheese, the doctor says. I see through the holes.” Life LessonsDiamond In The RoughSchool Of Hard KnocksHard Bitten Book:In the Country of the Blind Source: In the Country of the Blind