Quote#Hope
It's an infernal nuisance to love Life as I do. I seem to love it…
Quote byKatherine Mansfield · 1888–1923
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Letter to Anne Estelle Rice (21 May 1921)), from The Collected Letters of Katherine Mansfield, vol. IV.
English (original)
It's an infernal nuisance to love Life as I do. I seem to love it more as time goes on rather than less. It never becomes a habit to me. It's always a marvel. I do hope I'll be able to keep in it long enough to do some really good work. I'm sick of people dying who promise well.
— Katherine Mansfield
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