“Understanding is a two-way street.”
Eleanor Roosevelt · Quoted in Modern Quotations for Ready Reference, 1947
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I think that somehow, we learn who we really are and then live with that decision.
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I think she is right that identity gets chosen as much as discovered. The second half is the uncomfortable part.
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