“Happiness is a prison, Evey. Happiness is the most insidious prison of all.”

—  Alan Moore , V for Vendetta

Variant: Happiness is the most insidious prison of all.
Source: V for Vendetta (1989)

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English writer primarily known for his work in comic books 1953

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