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“Fulfilment? Ah, that luxury is for the smug and complacent.”
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The speaker treats fulfilment as something reserved for people who feel smug and comfortably satisfied. The dismissive “Ah” makes the idea sound almost absurd or undeserved. The quote contrasts genuine fulfilment with complacency, suggesting that feeling fully satisfied may belong to those who no longer question themselves.
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- The Guardian Nigeria
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