What would there be in a story of happiness? Only what prepares it, on…

Andre Gide
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What would there be in a story of happiness? Only what prepares it, only what destroys it can be told. ✨ Andre Gide (2015). The Immoralist, p.46, Lulu Press, Inc
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What would there be in a story of happiness? Only what prepares it, only what destroys it can be told. ✨ Andre Gide (2015). The Immoralist, p.46, Lulu Press, Inc

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