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End of the tunnel Quote by Sam Harris

“I have always believed that the light at the end of the tunnel is not an illusion; the illusion is the tunnel itself.” quote by Sam Harris — Download Open image

““I have always believed that the light at the end of the tunnel is not an illusion; the illusion is the tunnel itself.””

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