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A feeling is no longer the same when it comes the second time. It dies through the awareness of its return. We become tired and weary of our feelings when they come too often and last too long.

A feeling is no longer the same when it comes the second time. It dies through the awareness of its return. We become tired and weary of our feelings when they come too often and last too long.

Approximate author period: c. 1995 AD · modern

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Author or tradition
Pascal Mercier
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Historical period
Approximate author period: c. 1995 AD · modern
Approximate historical context for attribution to Pascal Mercier, based on documented writing activity in 1995. The university's memorial identifies Peter Bieri as the writer using the pen name Pascal Mercier and states that he published novels under that name from 1995. This anchors the pen name's documented writing activity. Source: Freie Universitaet Berlin: In memoriam Peter Bieri, https://www.fu-berlin.de/informationen-fuer/beschaeftigte/personalia/wir-trauern/2023/bieri/index.html (checked 2026-10-09). This does not establish the composition date or authenticate the attribution of these words. Source: https://www.fu-berlin.de/informationen-fuer/beschaeftigte/personalia/wir-trauern/2023/bieri/index.html (accessed 2026-10-09).
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