As much money and life as you could want! The two things mos... - J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

"As much money and life as you could want! The two things most human beings would choose above all - the trouble is, humans do have a knack of choosing precisely those things that are worst for them."

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