“People quickly grow accustomed to being the slaves of mystery.”
Guillaume Apollinaire (1880–1918) French poet
Source: The Cubist Painters
“We human beings have a remarkable way of growing accustomed to things.”
— Arthur Golden, book Memoirs of a Geisha
Source: Memoirs of a Geisha
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