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Misfortune had made Lily supple instead of hardening her, and a pliable substance is less easy to break than a stiff one.

Edith Wharton
Substance, Literature, Lilies
Edith Wharton (2016). “The House of Mirth: Edith Wharton”, p.33, VM eBooks
Misfortune had made Lily supple instead of hardening her, and a pliable substance is less easy to break than a stiff one.