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The wish for the extraordinary is often the great evil for ordinary souls

The longing for the extraordinary is often the great evil for ordinary people.

    --Alain-Fournier (pseudonym of Henri Alban-Fournier) (1886-1914) in Le Grand Meaulnes

Le désir de l'extraordinaire est souvent le grand mal des âmes ordinaires.

12 January 2006 in Life, Wisdom |

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