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Finding Oneself Was A Misnomer; A Self Is Not Found But Made.
-Jacques Barzun
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Finding Oneself Was A Misnomer; A Self
Jacques Barzun
Finding Oneself Was A Misnomer; A Self Is Not Found But Made.
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