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Quote by Guy de Maupassant
A man forced to spend his life without ever having the right, without ever finding the time, to shut himself up all alone, no matter where, to think, to reflect, to work, to dream?
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The question imagines a person who is never allowed or able to be alone. Without time to “think, to reflect, to work, to dream,” life leaves no private space for thought, effort, or imagination. It presents solitude as a basic need: a person must sometimes “shut himself up all alone” to gather his thoughts and create.
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- Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant
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