Happiness is something you lay siege to, it is a battle like a game of go. I will take hold of all the pain and snuff it out.

Shan Sa
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Happiness is something that is taken. You must sacrifice, you must fight for it. It doesn’t come without effort. You have to push through the pain, fight through the grief, you have to find a way to make yourself happy when you are in pain.

Source: The Girl Who Played Go

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