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“I think that critiquing the myths of our society and helping people find their way through them is a very important thing. It's a theme that goes through all of my work.” quote by Sam Keen — Download Open image

“I think that critiquing the myths of our society and helping people find their way through them is a very important thing. It's a theme that goes through all of my work.”

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