“In my great melancholy, I loved life, for I love my melancholy.”
Sören Kierkegaard (1813–1855) Danish philosopher and theologian, founder of Existentialism
“And so being young and dipped in folly, I fell in love with melancholy.”
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American author, poet, editor and literary critic 1809–1849
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