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Image of the quote is loading... SaveSave What would a narrative of happiness be like? All that can be described is what prepares it, and then what destroys it. - Quote by André Gide

What would a narrative of happiness be like? All that can be described is what prepares it, and then what destroys it.

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If one could recover the uncompromising spirit of one's youth one's greatest indignation would be for what one has become.
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