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Quote by Georges Bataille
Pleasure only starts once the worm has got into the fruit, to beco

Pleasure only starts once the worm has got into the fruit, to become delightful happiness must be tainted with poison. – Georges Bataille

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Each of us is incomplete compared to someone else — an animals incomplete compared to a person… and a person compared to God, who is complete only to be imaginary. – Georges Bataille

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Georges Bataille
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Why does watching a dog be a dog fill one with happiness? – Jonathan Safran Foer

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There is no such thing as the pursuit of happiness, but there is the discovery of joy. – Joyce Grenfell

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Its up to you to be responsible for how you feel if youre not happy. Your happiness lies in your hands. You cant rely on a man to make you happy or complete you. That starts with you. – Taraji P. Henson

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