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If a person hasn't ever experienced true despair, she grows old never knowing how to evaluate where she is in life; never understanding what joy really is.
If a person hasn't ever experienced true despair, she grows old never knowing how to evaluate where she is in life; never understanding what joy really is.
Approximate author period: c. 1964 AD · modern
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- Banana Yoshimoto
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- Approximate author period: c. 1964 AD · modern
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