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‘Life is pain Highness, anyone who tells you different is selling something.’ The Dread Pirate Roberts, from the film, Princess Bride Life is hard. It always has been. It was hard for Michel de Montaigne, a respected ‘seigneur’, or lord, with his own vineyards and lands producing revenues and every opportunity for a comfortable …
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‘There is no remedy for love but to love more.’ Henry David Thoreau Ours is a swish campsite, and we have a spacious tent. We have two ‘bedrooms’ separated by a bit of canvas, a hob to cook on and a fridge. We have our own little concrete terrace outside, and we’re only a few …
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‘He who fears he shall suffer, already suffers what he fears.’ Michel de Montaigne The appointment was routine enough. An ancient wisdom tooth had been grumbling and crumbling away at the back of my mouth for some time. At my last check up, I’d been told I’d be better off without it and it was …
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