It__ that short-lived happiness, which empowers us to bear; long-lasting pain in living.
Then again, that's how the most successful predators work, she thinks ruefully. We stumble into their traps and do their work for them while we're busy getting on with the business of living.
On Angels and Rabbit Holes
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Then again, that's how the most successful predators work, she thinks ruefully. We stumble into their traps and do their work for them while we're busy getting on with the business of living.
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