You all disgust me with your happiness! With your life that you have to love at all costs. It looks like dogs that lick everything they find. And this little chance for every day, if you are not too demanding. Me, I want everything, right away, and be it whole or I refuse! I don't want to be modest, me, and settle for a small piece if I was very wise. I want to be sure of everything today and that it is as beautiful as when I was little or die!
by Jean Anouilh
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The sentiment expressed in the quote reflects a deep discontent with superficial happiness and the compromises many make in life. The speaker criticizes those who settle for small joys and express love without reservation. Their resentment hints at a desire for authenticity and intense experiences, as they feel that settling for less diminishes the value of life.

This longing for completeness is juxtaposed with nostalgia for a more beautiful, untainted past. The speaker's insistence on wanting everything "right away" reveals a struggle between the ideal and the mundane. There is an underlying urgency to seize life in its fullness, rejecting modesty or half-measures, suggesting that true fulfillment is tied to an unyielding pursuit of greatness.

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