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title: "2 O.E. Rolvaag, Boat of Longing Quotes"
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# O.E. Rolvaag, Boat of Longing

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##  Quotes by O.E. Rolvaag, Boat of Longing

> [“You were asking about the happy people: Well, they don't live on our planet, you see; we'll just have to wait, my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/o-e-rolvaag-boat-of-longing/you-were-asking-about-the-happy-people-well-they-don-t-live-on-our/)

[O.E. Rolvaag, Boat of Longing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/o-e-rolvaag-boat-of-longing/)

[Beings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beings/)

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> [“Much have I lost, but much have I had - Maybe it's best things went as they did - and so I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/o-e-rolvaag-boat-of-longing/much-have-i-lost-but-much-have-i-had-maybe-it-s-best-things-went-as/)

[O.E. Rolvaag, Boat of Longing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/o-e-rolvaag-boat-of-longing/)

[Lost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lost/)

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