Michael Parenti (1933) American academic
Source: Democracy for the Few (2010 [1974]), sixth edition, Chapter 8, p. 127
“Can a person steal happiness? Or is just another internal, infernal human trick?”
— Markus Zusak, book The Book Thief
Source: The Book Thief
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Variant: If you want external happiness, it can be an elusive desire. Internal happiness needs only to be revealed. It is not elusive because it is within you. It is your treasure. If you take someone else's treasure, it is stealing, but if you turn to your own, it is not. Happiness is your own treasure because it lies within you.
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