For man never reasons so much and becomes so introspective as when he suffers ; since he is anxious to get at the cause of his sufferings, to learn who has produced them, and whether it is just or unjust that he should have to bear them. On the other hand, when he is happy, he takes his happiness as it comes and doesn't analyse it, just as if happiness were his right.

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Luigi Pirandello was a 19th-century sicilian dramatist, novelist, poet, short story writer. Luigi Pirandello was an Italian dramatist, novelist, poet, and short story writer whose greatest contributions were his plays. He was awarded the 1934 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his bold and ingenious revival of dramatic and scenic art". Read more on Wikipedia →

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  • Happiness — Thoughts on finding joy, contentment, and fulfilment
  • Sadness — Navigating grief, melancholy, and emotional depth

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