And the women who had thought they wanted dresses never realized that what they had wanted was happiness.

John Steinbeck
And the women who had thought they wanted dresses never...
And the women who had thought they wanted dresses never...
And the women who had thought they wanted dresses never...
And the women who had thought they wanted dresses never...
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The women who had thought they wanted dresses never realized that what they had wanted was happiness. This quote is about how the women in the world think that their beautiful dresses are what they want, but it is not. They really want to be happy.

Source: East Of Eden

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