Who said "A kind word is often the key that unlocks a closed heart."?

This quote is attributed to Herman Melville.

A kind word is often the key that unlocks a closed heart. - Herman Melville

"A kind word is often the key that unlocks a closed heart."

Herman Melville Kindness

Novelist American 1819–1891

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