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In every human being there is a blessed soul made miserable by the pursuit of happiness. (p69)

— Marie Vieux-Chauvet Love, Anger, Madness: A Haitian Trilogy (1968)

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How can I convince her that only the most base people of any social class pay attention to gossip? (p75)

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What a hymn to life, this work born from suffering! (p31)

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What’s the use of religion if it oppresses instead of consoling? If it offers despair instead of relief? If it takes away instead of preserving?

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Amazing how love cancels out all other feelings. (p23)

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His fixation with power gnawed away at him. (p100)

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