Tragedy occurs when a human soul awakes and seeks, in suffering and pain, to free itself from crime, violence, infamy, even at the cost of life. The struggle is the tragedy – not defeat or death.
Whittaker Chambers Quotes
When you understand what you see, you will no longer be children. You will know that life is pain, that each of us hangs always upon the cross of himself. And when you know that this is true of every man, woman and child on earth, you will be wiser.
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| Birth: | 1st April, 1901 |
| Death: | 9th July, 1961 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Journalist, Poet, Spymaster, Writer |
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