‘Chin up, chin up. Everyone loves a happy face. Wear it. Have it. It’ll brighten the darkest place. Twinkle. Sparkle. Let a little sunshine in. You’ll be on the right side looking on the bright side. Up with your chinny-chin-chin.’

E. B. White, Charlotte’s Web, 1952

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