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Assumption Quote by Kim Chernin

“Fortunately, the mind is restless; when it uncovers a layer…” quote by Kim Chernin — Download Open image

“Fortunately, the mind is restless; when it uncovers a layer of its own deception, gives up an illusion, exposes a lie, it does not stand idle for long before the collapse of its earlier assumptions.”

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