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How rarely can happiness be really innocent and not triumphant, not an insult to the deprived.
-Iris Murdoch
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How Rarely Can Happiness Be Really Innocent

Iris Murdoch
How rarely can happiness be really innocent and not triumphant, not an insult to the deprived.
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