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“When a great ship is in harbor and moored, it is safe, there can be no doubt. But that is not what great ships are built for.” quote by Clarissa Pinkola Estes — Download Open image

“When a great ship is in harbor and moored, it is safe, there can be no doubt. But that is not what great ships are built for.”

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