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And now let us love and take that which is given us, and be happy;…

Quote byH. Rider Haggard · 1856–1925

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: She (1887), Chapter 7, "Ustane Sings".

English (original)

And now let us love and take that which is given us, and be happy; for in the grave there is no love and no warmth, nor any touching of the lips. Nothing perchance, or perchance bitter memories of what might have been.

— H. Rider Haggard

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