I had never imagined that happiness could hurt so much.

Knausgaard
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A person is happy and suddenly they fall into a pit of pain. Happiness can be fleeting and sometimes it doesn’t last. Happy moments can be short lived and fleeting if we don’t take care of them and treasure them.

Source: Karl Ove

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