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Struggle

I was kicked out of school because of my attitude. I was not assimilating. So I went to work, taking any jobs I could get.

Struggle

He was certainly in a confused state. I used to go and visit him in Callan Park. They were really – to me they were the best poets those two writing in those days but it wasn’t very encouraging because, well, they weren’t getting far were they?

Struggle

The bell jar hung, suspended, a few feet above my head. I was aware of it dimly as a symbol of the trap.

Struggle

In a real dark night of the soul, it is always three o’clock in the morning, day after day.

Struggle

The art of life is not in keeping away from the difficulties, but in finding a way through them.

Struggle

Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can’t ride you unless your back is bent.

Struggle

We are not to expect to be translated from despotism to liberty in a featherbed.

Struggle

My life is a struggle.

Struggle

My life is like a country song, with all its ups and downs.

Struggle

Being in jail is difficult too because it’s like being in a graveyard, you can’t do much.

Struggle