Quote#Happiness
They stopped next at a bookstore. "Oh, what a delicious smell of new…
Quote bySusan Warner · 1819–1885
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Wide, Wide World (1850), ch. 3.
English (original)
They stopped next at a bookstore. "Oh, what a delicious smell of new books!" said Ellen, as they entered. "Mamma, if it wasn't for one thing, I should say I never was so happy in my life."
— Susan Warner
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