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Misery

(noun) Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe. Example: "Ever since his wife left him you can see the misery on his face."

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"He did not care if she was heartless, vicious and vulgar, stupid and grasping, he loved her. He would rather have misery with one than happiness with the other."
— W. Somerset Maugham
"I am the most miserable person who ever lived," he said... "You are young, and in love," said Primus. "Every young man in your position is the most miserable young man who ever lived."
— Neil Gaiman
"When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?"
— Eleanor Roosevelt
"I believe that God gave us life for happiness, not misery."
— Helen Keller
"In separateness lies the world's greatest misery; in compassion lies the world's true strength."
— Gautama Buddha
"While money can't buy happiness, it certainly lets you choose your own form of misery."
— Groucho Marx

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