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Grief can take care of itself; but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody… — Mark Twain

Travel writing

Grief can take care of itself; but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with.

Mark Twain
Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World · 1897
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Topic
JoyGriefRelationships
Genre
Travel writing
Time
1897
Person
Mark Twain
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Current citation
Twain, Mark. "Following the Equator." Mark Twain: A Tramp Abroad, Following the Equator, Other Travels, edited by Roy Blount Jr. Library of America, 2010, ch. 48.
Original citation
Twain, Mark. Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World. Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1897, ch. 48.

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