I'd like a drink. I desire to forget life. Life is a hideous invention…

Victor Hugo
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I'd like a drink. I desire to forget life. Life is a hideous invention by somebody I don't know. It doesn't last, and it's good for nothing. You break your neck simply living. ✨ Victor Hugo (1987). Les Misérables, Signet Classics
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I'd like a drink. I desire to forget life. Life is a hideous invention by somebody I don't know. It doesn't last, and it's good for nothing. You break your neck simply living. ✨ Victor Hugo (1987). Les Misérables, Signet Classics

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