Hector Hugh Munro (Saki) Quotes
Life is full of its disappointments, and I suppose the art of being happy is to disguise them as illusions.
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I'm as honest as I can be.
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Life is full of its disappointments, and I suppose the art of being happy is to disguise them as illusions.
