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The past is always beautiful. So, for that matter, is the future. Only the present hurts, and we carry it around like an abscess of suffering, our compassion between two infinities of happiness and peace.
The past is always beautiful. So, for that matter, is the future. Only the present hurts, and we carry it around like an abscess of suffering, our compassion between two infinities of happiness and peace.
Approximate author period: c. 1991 AD · modern
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- Michel Houellebecq
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- Approximate author period: c. 1991 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Michel Houellebecq: documented activity in 1991. Wikidata Q103114, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q103114 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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