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“He thought of his desire to make a design, intricate and beautiful, out of the myriad, meaningless facts of life: had he not seen also that the simplest pattern, that in which a man was born, worked, married, had children, and died, was likewise the most perfect? It might be that to surrender to happiness was to accept defeat, but it was a defeat better than many victories.”

“But pray tell me what is the meaning of life?”

“I say, that’s a rather difficult question. Won’t you give the answer yourself?”

“No, because it’s worthless unless you yourself discover it.”