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Life is a gorgeous robe, crawling with fleas.
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The quote compares life to a beautiful robe covered with fleas. Its richness and attractiveness are real, but so are the small, persistent troubles that spoil comfort and demand attention. The image holds both sides together: life may look gorgeous overall while still being irritating, imperfect, and difficult to enjoy without interruption.
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- University of Edinburgh doctoral thesis citing Eileen Chang’s “Dream of Being a Genius”
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