Don't wish me happiness — I don't expect to be happy; it's gotten beyond that, somehow. Wish me courage and strength and a sense of humor — I will need them all.
About this quote
- Attributed to
- Anne Morrow Lindbergh
- Source
- Bring Me a Unicorn (1971), Letter to Corliss Lamont on her engagement (1928)
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