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" I prefer to put myself in an environment that's further afield and look through the eyes of someone who differs from me in age, ethnicity, gender, and/or social class. I think a little displacement makes me a sharper observer. "

Amor Towles

Age

Think

Myself

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Loved

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Rage

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