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Quote by Guy de Maupassant
Ah! my dear boy, a key, the key of a door which one can lock — this is happiness, mark you, the only happiness!
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The speaker presents happiness as having a key to a door that can be locked. The image suggests that being able to shut the world out and control access feels like the deepest form of contentment. Calling it “the only happiness” makes this view deliberately absolute: for the speaker, privacy and security matter more than any other pleasure.
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- Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant
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