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Doorways Quote by Mark Nepo

“Try as we do to resist what we're given, this is the only doorway to truth. We waste too much time and energy denying or fighting where we find ourselves.” quote by Mark Nepo — Download Open image

“Try as we do to resist what we're given, this is the only doorway to truth. We waste too much time and energy denying or fighting where we find ourselves.”

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