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I would cling to unhappiness because it was a known, familiar state. When I was happier, it was because I knew I was on my way back to misery. I've never been convinced that happiness is the object of the game. I'm wary of happiness.

Hugh Laurie

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Hugh Laurie
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: June 11
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