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Ryūnosuke Akutagawa - A man sometimes devotes his life...

A man sometimes devotes his life to a desire which he is not sure will ever be fulfilled. Those who laugh at this folly are, after all, no more than mere spectators of life. (Ryūnosuke Akutagawa)

A man sometimes devotes his life to a desire which he is not sure will ever be fulfilled. Those who laugh at this folly are, after all, no more than mere spectators of life.

Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

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