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> [“That was all he had ever aspired to, with a wife thrown into the bargain, maybe, and a kid or two to go along with her. It had never felt like too much to ask for, but after three years…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-auster/that-was-all-he-had-ever-aspired-to-with-a-wife-thrown-into-the/)

[Paul Auster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-auster/)

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