Happiness, remarked Maury Noble one day, is only the first hour after the alleviation of some especially intense misery. (F. Scott Fitzgerald)

Happiness, remarked Maury Noble one day, is only the first hour after the alleviation of some especially intense misery.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

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