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“¡Quién iba a decirme que yo iba a encontrar placer en llorar! ¡Que yo iba a sentir cariño por quien precisamente me demuestra que soy un tonto!” quote by Stendhal — Download Open image

““¡Quién iba a decirme que yo iba a encontrar placer en llorar! ¡Que yo iba a sentir cariño por quien precisamente me demuestra que soy un tonto!””

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