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it is only by expressing all that is inside that purer and purer streams come. ... Pour out the dull things on… — Brenda Ueland Copy Share Image
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And this shows that people want to be stupid and they do not want to know the truth. And it shows that… — Mark Haddon Copy Share Image
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