“So long as you can sweeten another's pain, life is not in vain.”

— Helen Keller · Love quote

Author, activist · 1880 – 1968

American author and activist who, deaf and blind from childhood, became a renowned advocate for disability rights.

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Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement.

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