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Desire Quote by Eric Weiner

“is the root cause of sorrow but desire is also the root cause of action. How do we counter the paralysis of action when there is no desire to motivate us?” quote by Eric Weiner — Download Open image

““is the root cause of sorrow but desire is also the root cause of action. How do we counter the paralysis of action when there is no desire to motivate us?””

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