I was not looking for my dreams to interpret my life, but rather for m…

Susan Sontag
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I was not looking for my dreams to interpret my life, but rather for my life to interpret my dreams. ✨ Christine Allison, Susan Sontag (1978). The benefactor: a novel, Delta
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