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It's not much. You begin by thinking there is something extraordinary about it. But you'll find out, when you've been out in the world a while longer, unhappiness is the commonest thing there is.
It's not much. You begin by thinking there is something extraordinary about it. But you'll find out, when you've been out in the world a while longer, unhappiness is the commonest thing there is.
Approximate author period: c. 1934 AD · modern
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- Erich Maria Remarque
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- Approximate author period: c. 1934 AD · modern
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