Carolina QuotesThe key to self-generated happiness (the only reliable kind) is the refusal to take oneself too seriously.
Tom Robbins Carolinian
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"The Green Man : Tom Robbins" interviewed by Gregory Daurer, in High Times (12 June 2002).
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“The key to self-generated happiness (the only reliable kind)…” Tom Robbins. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-A0919B0FD3. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/a0919b0fd3
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