Instead of asking 'How much damage will the work in question bring abo…

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Instead of asking 'How much damage will the work in question bring about?' why not ask 'How much good? How much joy?' ✨ Henry Miller (1970). The Air-conditioned Nightmare, p.172, New Directions Publishing
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Instead of asking 'How much damage will the work in question bring about?' why not ask 'How much good? How much joy?' ✨ Henry Miller (1970). The Air-conditioned Nightmare, p.172, New Directions Publishing

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