Who said “The sound of laughter is like the vaulted dome of a temple of happiness.”?

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Milan Kundera. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceThe Book of Laughter and Forgetting (1979)

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Kundera, M. (n.d.). The sound of laughter is like the vaulted dome of a temple of happiness. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/25445-the-sound-of-laughter-is-like-the-vaulted/

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Kundera, Milan. “The sound of laughter is like the vaulted dome of a temple of happiness.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/25445-the-sound-of-laughter-is-like-the-vaulted/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Kundera, Milan. “The sound of laughter is like the vaulted dome of a temple of happiness.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/25445-the-sound-of-laughter-is-like-the-vaulted/.

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