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Can't you ever be serious?' I said, mortified. 'It's difficult,' he said. 'There's so little in life that's worth it.

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (2009). “The Palace of Illusions: A Novel”, p.167, Anchor
Can't you ever be serious?' I said, mortified. 'It's difficult,' he said. 'There's so little in life that's worth it.