Poverty is a lot like childbirth-you know it is going to hurt before…

Poverty is a lot like childbirth-you know it is going to hurt before it happens, but you'll never know how much until you experience it.

J.K. Rowling

2002

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Rowling, J. K. Mail on Sunday. 16 June 2002.

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