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When you look back on your life, it looks as though it were a plot, but when you are into it, it's a mess: just one surprise after another. then, later, you see it was perfect.
-Arthur Schopenhauer
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When You Look Back On Your Life,

Arthur Schopenhauer
When you look back on your life, it looks as though it were a plot, but when you are into it, it's a mess: just one surprise after another. then, later, you see it was perfect.
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