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"Happiness is a monstrosity! Punished are those who seek it."
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"Happiness is a state of mind, not the condition we find."

"A joyful life, life of contentment."

"Happiness is a perception of the mind that comes from forgiveness and love."

"Pleasure is different from "happiness". It has its own definition. Pleasure may or may not come from hard work; Pleasure may or may not come from sin; However, happiness is always divine and comes from fulfillment!"
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"The artist, to my way of thinking, is a monstrosity, something outside nature."

"An author in his book must be like God in the universe, present everywhere and visible nowhere."

"Some details escaped her, but the regret remained with her."

"Deep down, all the while, she was waiting for something to happen. Like a sailor in distress, she kept casting desperate glances over the solitary waster of her life, seeking some white sail in the distant mists of the horizon. She had no idea by what wind it would reach her, toward what shore it would bear her, or what kind of craft it would be " tiny boat or towering vessel, laden with heartbreaks or filled to the gunwhales with rapture. But every morning when she awoke she hoped that today would be the day; she listened for every sound, gave sudden starts, was surprised when nothing happened; and then, sadder with each succeeding sunset, she longed for tomorrow."

"Better to work for yourself alone. You do as you like and follow your own ideas, you admire yourself and please yourself: isn't that the main thing? And then the public is so stupid. Besides, who reads? And what do they read? And what do they admire?"
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