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> [“But if someone really cared, well they'd take the time to spare, a moment to try and understand, another one's despair”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guns-n-roses/but-if-someone-really-cared-well-they-d-take-the-time-to-spare-a/)

[Guns N' Roses](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guns-n-roses/)

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> [“Women get desperate, but they don't understand despair.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gaddis/women-get-desperate-but-they-don-t-understand-despair/)

[William Gaddis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gaddis/)

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> [“I had come to understand that despair does not necessarily result in annihilation, that one can go on as usual despite of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/banana-yoshimoto/i-had-come-to-understand-that-despair-does-not-necessarily-result-in/)

[Banana Yoshimoto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/banana-yoshimoto/)

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> [“Listen closely, Sebastien Newcombe, ... I will only say this once. I understand the despair coursing through you. I understand the rage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dianne-duvall/listen-closely-sebastien-newcombe-i-will-only-say-this-once-i/)

[Dianne Duvall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dianne-duvall/)

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> [To the extent that I had come to understand that despair does not necessarily result in annihilation, that one can go on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/banana-yoshimoto/to-the-extent-that-i-had-come-to-understand-that-despair-does-not/)

[Banana Yoshimoto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/banana-yoshimoto/)

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> [“Money dosen't buy happiness but I understand the despair is excellent.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phillip-harris/money-dosen-t-buy-happiness-but-i-understand-the-despair-is-excellent/)

[Phillip Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phillip-harris/)

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