But there are times when being happy - just happy, nothing else - is simply vile." "Why?" Jill inquired. "Because," Enrique reasoned, "one cant be happy in a place where everybody is unhappy. (Imre Kertész)

But there are times when being happy - just happy, nothing else - is simply vile." "Why?" Jill inquired. "Because," Enrique reasoned, "one cant be happy in a place where everybody is unhappy.

Imre Kertész

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