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Quote by Luigi Pirandello
Life is little more than a loan shark: It exacts a very high rate

Life is little more than a loan shark: It exacts a very high rate of interest for the few pleasures it concedes. – Luigi Pirandello

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It is misery, you know, unspeakable misery for the man who lives alone and who detests sordid, casual affairs; not old enough to do without women, but not young enough to be able to go and look for one without shame! – Luigi Pirandello

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