Romance is the opiate of the dissatisfied, it anaesthesises… - Susan Howatch

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Romance is the opiate of the dissatisfied, it anaesthesises them from the pain of their disordered second-rate lives [...] If romance is the opiate of the dissatisfied then surely nostalgia is the opiate of the disillusioned, for those who see all their dreams come true and find themselves living in a nightmare.

Susan Howatch

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Susan Howatch (born 14 July 1940) is an English author.

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