If you want to use a cliche you must take full responsibility for it y…

Lewis Thomas
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If you want to use a cliche you must take full responsibility for it yourself and not try to fob it off on anon., or on society. ✨ Lewis Thomas (1990). A Long Line of Cells Collected Essays
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If you want to use a cliche you must take full responsibility for it yourself and not try to fob it off on anon., or on society. ✨ Lewis Thomas (1990). A Long Line of Cells Collected Essays

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