Who said “That is happiness: to be dissolved into something complete and great.”?

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Willa Cather. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceMy Antonia (1918), Book I, Ch. 2

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Cather, W. (n.d.). That is happiness: to be dissolved into something complete and great. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/20725-that-is-happiness-to-be-dissolved-into-something/

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Cather, Willa. “That is happiness: to be dissolved into something complete and great.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/20725-that-is-happiness-to-be-dissolved-into-something/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Cather, Willa. “That is happiness: to be dissolved into something complete and great.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/20725-that-is-happiness-to-be-dissolved-into-something/.

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