My Head Is Unbowed

My head is bloody, but unbowed.

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Pain can mark a person w ithout mastering a person. Endurance is often visible in posture before it is visible in outcome.

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Henley compresses resilience into one stark image. The line does not deny injury; it denies injury the authority to define the final stance.

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Its power lies in economy. A wounded spirit and an unbroken spirit are not the same thing.