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Marguerite Duras

The house a woman creates is a Utopia. She can't help it - can't help trying to interest her nearest and dearest not in happiness itself but in the search for it.

Marguerite Duras

Happiness

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A woman builds her home as an ideal place, reflecting her desire to inspire those closest to her. Instead of focusing on achieving happiness directly, she encourages them to engage in the ongoing effort to find it.

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