"Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable."

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"Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable."

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"But I don't read or listen for pleasure. I have too much else to do."

Piers Anthony, English Writer

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"To kill a relative of whom you are tired is something. But to inherit his property afterwards, that is genuine pleasure."

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