The negation of severe suffering was the nearest approach to happiness…

Charlotte Bronte
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The negation of severe suffering was the nearest approach to happiness I expected to know. Besides, I seemed to hold two lives - the life of thought, and that of reality. ✨ Charlotte Bronte (2016). Villette, p.76, Xist Publishing
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The negation of severe suffering was the nearest approach to happiness I expected to know. Besides, I seemed to hold two lives - the life of thought, and that of reality. ✨ Charlotte Bronte (2016). Villette, p.76, Xist Publishing

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