Should one be shallow enough to view existence as a system of rewards …

Tom Robbins
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Should one be shallow enough to view existence as a system of rewards and punishments, one soon learns that we pay as dearly for our triumphs as we do for our defeats. ✨ Tom Robbins (2003). Jitterbug Perfume, p.192, Bantam
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Should one be shallow enough to view existence as a system of rewards and punishments, one soon learns that we pay as dearly for our triumphs as we do for our defeats. ✨ Tom Robbins (2003). Jitterbug Perfume, p.192, Bantam

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