Carolina QuotesThe unhappy person resents it when you try to cheer him up, because that means he has to stop dwelling on himself and start paying attention to the universe. Unhappiness is the ultimate form of self-indulgence. When you're unhappy, you get to pay a lot of attention to yourself. You get to take yourself oh so very seriously.
Tom Robbins Carolinian
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- Jitterbug Perfume (1984)
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- 1984
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“The unhappy person resents it when you try to cheer him up, …” Tom Robbins. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-A89036E1F0. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/a89036e1f0
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