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A first premonition of the rich variety of life had come to him; for the first time he thought he had understood the nature of human beings - they needed each other even when they appeared hostile, and it was very sweet to be loved by them.
A first premonition of the rich variety of life had come to him; for the first time he thought he had understood the nature of human beings - they needed each other even when they appeared hostile, and it was very sweet to be loved by them.
Approximate author period: c. 1901 AD · modern
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- Stefan Zweig
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- Approximate author period: c. 1901 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Stefan Zweig: documented activity in 1901. Wikidata Q78491, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78491 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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