Why are we so full of restraint? Why do we not give in all directions?…

Henry Miller
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Why are we so full of restraint? Why do we not give in all directions? Is it fear of losing ourselves? Until we do lose ourselves there is no hope of finding ourselves. ✨ Henry Miller (1972). The Henry Miller reader, Ayer Co Pub
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Why are we so full of restraint? Why do we not give in all directions? Is it fear of losing ourselves? Until we do lose ourselves there is no hope of finding ourselves. ✨ Henry Miller (1972). The Henry Miller reader, Ayer Co Pub

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