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There were times when the pressure to achieve happiness felt almost oppressive, as if happiness were something that everyone should and could attain, and that any sort of compromise in its pursuit was somehow your fault.

Source:Part I. Lispenard Street, Chapter 2, Page 41
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  • Book: A Little Life
  • Writer: Hanya Yanagihara
  • Genre: Fiction
  • Published: 2015
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