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  THE ORIGIN OF THE FAMOUS LINE:

“I Never Promised You a Rose Garden”         Hannah Green (pen name of Joanne Greenberg ; 1927–1996)        American author        Title of her 1964 novel                       This novel is the apparent source of the saying, though it was made even more famous by country music singer Lynn Anderson’s 1970 hit song of the same name. The well-known opening lyrics of the song, written by singer/songwriter Joe South , are: “I beg your pardon, I never promised you a rose garden.”         Greenberg’s novel is a s

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