“I’ve wanted to kill myself a hundred times, but I still love life. That ridiculous weakness is perhaps one of our most pernicious inclinations. What could be more stupid to persist in carrying a burden that we constantly want to cast off, to hold our existence in horror, yet cling to it nonetheless, to fondle the serpent that devours us, until it has eaten our heart?â€
— Candide by Voltaire
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That book is hilarious. He’s in love, though, so that’s why he’s so happy. Also, he’s too stupid to recognize his misfortune.
Love this quote very much