Don't wish me happiness — I don't expect to be happy; it's … - Anne Morrow Lindbergh

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Don't wish me happiness — I don't expect to be happy; it's gotten beyond that, somehow. Wish me courage and strength and a sense of humor — I will need them all.

Anne Morrow Lindbergh

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Anne Morrow Lindbergh (22 June 1906 – 7 February 2001), born Anne Spencer Morrow, was a pioneering American aviator, and the wife of Charles Lindbergh

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Birth Name: Anne Spencer Morrow

Alternative Names: Anne Lindbergh • Anne Morrow • Anne Spencer Morrow Lindbergh • Anne Spencer Lindbergh

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