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Pico Iyer Quotes: Suffering is a privilege. It moves us toward thinking of essential things and shakes us out of complacency. Calamity cracks you open, moves you to change your ways.
         

Suffering is a privilege. It moves us toward thinking of essential things and shakes us out of complacency. Calamity cracks you open, moves you to change your ways.


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This page presents the quote "Suffering is a privilege. It moves us toward thinking of essential things and shakes us out of complacency. Calamity cracks you open, moves you to change your ways.". Author of this quote is Pico Iyer. This quote is about cracks, shakes, calamity, complacency, thinking, suffering, privilege, change, moving,.