"In spite of illness, in spite even of…" — Edith Wharton

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尽管有病痛，尽管有大敌悲伤，如果一个人不害怕改变，对知识有无尽的好奇心，对大事感兴趣，并在小事上找到快乐，就能在通常的分解日期之后长久地活下去。

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