People, he thought, were as hungry for a sight of joy as he had always…

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People, he thought, were as hungry for a sight of joy as he had always been--for a moment's relief from that gray load of suffering which seemed so inexplicable and unnecessary. He had never been able to understand why men should be unhappy. ✨ Ayn Rand (2005). Atlas Shrugged, p.42, Penguin
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People, he thought, were as hungry for a sight of joy as he had always been--for a moment's relief from that gray load of suffering which seemed so inexplicable and unnecessary. He had never been able to understand why men should be unhappy. ✨ Ayn Rand (2005). Atlas Shrugged, p.42, Penguin

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