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“We are cruel when someone refuses to play the role in which we have cast him. We judge a person only according to his relationship towards us.” quote by Anais Nin — Download Open image

“We are cruel when someone refuses to play the role in which we have cast him. We judge a person only according to his relationship towards us.”

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