A Quote by Hjalmar Söderberg

One wants to be loved, in lack thereof admired, in lack thereof feared, in lack thereof loathed and despised. One wants to instill some sort of emotion in people. The soul trembles before emptiness and desires contact at any price.

Hjalmar Söderberg

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Admired Any Before Contact Desires Despised Emotion Emptiness Feared Instill Lack Loved People Price Some Sort Soul Wants

Quote Author

Hjalmar Söderberg
Swedish - Novelist
July 2, 1869 - October 14, 1941

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