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I admit I can't shake the idea that there is virtue in suffering, that there is a sort of psychic economy, whereby if you embrace success, happiness and comfort, these things have to be paid for.
Hugh Laurie
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Hugh Laurie
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: June 11
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