“The art of losing isn't hard to master.”

— Elizabeth Bishop · Life quote

American poet (1911–1979) who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1956 and the National Book Award in 1970.

Source: One Art, in Geography III (1976) · ✓ Source verified

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